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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 5, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8785 |
| Named after | Paul Boltwood |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 RR1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6661235 |
| Peri | 1.8765505 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1738124 |
| Orbital period | 1250.3189182 |
| Mean anomaly | 272.04957 |
| Inclination | 3.38980 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 149.48224 |
| Argument of peri | 161.04592 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
8785 Boltwood (1978 RR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
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