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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 | 8769 |
| Named after | Arctic Tern |
| Alternate name(s) | 2181 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8166058 |
| Peri | 2.5516262 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0493607 |
| Orbital period | 1606.2027266 |
| Mean anomaly | 33.60042 |
| Inclination | 3.07879 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 188.14016 |
| Argument of peri | 94.45237 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
8769 Arctictern (2181 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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