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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 | 8980 |
| Alternate name(s) | 4190 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3171214 |
| Peri | 2.2250142 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1970553 |
| Orbital period | 1684.8806950 |
| Mean anomaly | 188.56095 |
| Inclination | 8.82993 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 60.20155 |
| Argument of peri | 21.42980 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
8980 Heliaca (4190 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.