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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 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8775 |
| Named after | Green Woodpecker |
| Alternate name(s) | 5490 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7059467 |
| Peri | 2.1043361 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1250676 |
| Orbital period | 1362.4147833 |
| Mean anomaly | 140.82944 |
| Inclination | 6.96301 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 243.50136 |
| Argument of peri | 76.01436 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
8775 Cristata (5490 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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