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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8972 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2319 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4629033 |
| Peri | 1.8846109 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1330168 |
| Orbital period | 1170.6173485 |
| Mean anomaly | 323.31697 |
| Inclination | 2.26630 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 217.19557 |
| Argument of peri | 109.41883 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
8972 Sylvatica (2319 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.