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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 | 8767 |
| Named after | Common Tern |
| Alternate name(s) | 1335 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5937354 |
| Peri | 2.6508016 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1510014 |
| Orbital period | 2015.1334281 |
| Mean anomaly | 16.78981 |
| Inclination | 0.65659 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 177.76002 |
| Argument of peri | 282.47131 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
8767 Commontern (1335 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.
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