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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 | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8777 |
| Alternate name(s) | 5016 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1223202 |
| Peri | 2.3940432 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1320212 |
| Orbital period | 1673.1418029 |
| Mean anomaly | 74.30611 |
| Inclination | 9.88275 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.44321 |
| Argument of peri | 53.78479 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
8777 Torquata (5016 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.