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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | April 4, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8872 |
| Named after | Diospyros ebenum |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 GA4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5130330 |
| Peri | 2.9167174 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0927432 |
| Orbital period | 2105.4483388 |
| Mean anomaly | 251.95431 |
| Inclination | 1.42821 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 157.44619 |
| Argument of peri | 94.50220 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
8872 Ebenum (1992 GA4) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1992 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.