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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 | 8977 |
| Alternate name(s) | 4272 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4569372 |
| Peri | 1.9442180 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1164965 |
| Orbital period | 1192.3491723 |
| Mean anomaly | 117.77501 |
| Inclination | 2.58385 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 119.01180 |
| Argument of peri | 2.60301 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
8977 Paludicola (4272 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.