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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. S. Chernykh and L. I. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 9, 1978 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8985 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1978 PV3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7072419 |
| Peri | 1.8029535 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2004987 |
| Orbital period | 1236.9338554 |
| Mean anomaly | 296.76218 |
| Inclination | 4.08356 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 279.55489 |
| Argument of peri | 23.25381 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
8985 Tula (1978 PV3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1978 by N. S. Chernykh and L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.