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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8766 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1304 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5211038 |
| Peri | 2.5969828 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1510474 |
| Orbital period | 1954.2352838 |
| Mean anomaly | 156.30420 |
| Inclination | 1.08304 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 228.11843 |
| Argument of peri | 144.42284 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
8766 Niger (1304 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.