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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 | 8772 |
| Alternate name(s) | 4254 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9584049 |
| Peri | 1.8348055 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2344148 |
| Orbital period | 1355.1681540 |
| Mean anomaly | 141.92171 |
| Inclination | 3.36253 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 68.24663 |
| Argument of peri | 262.37971 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
8772 Minutus (4254 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.