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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 25, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8773 |
| Named after | Wryneck |
| Alternate name(s) | 5006 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.8251812 |
| Peri | 2.4534132 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2184833 |
| Orbital period | 2031.6415760 |
| Mean anomaly | 24.43152 |
| Inclination | 8.90409 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 307.64828 |
| Argument of peri | 125.35148 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
8773 Torquilla (5006 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.