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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 | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8979 |
| Alternate name(s) | 3476 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4022402 |
| Peri | 1.8583552 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1276547 |
| Orbital period | 1135.6876011 |
| Mean anomaly | 322.54701 |
| Inclination | 1.42045 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 93.60839 |
| Argument of peri | 258.12946 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
8979 Clanga (3476 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.
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