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8993 Ingstad position on Nov 5, 2009
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | R. M. West |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 30, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8993 |
| Named after | Helge Ingstad |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 UL |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8781380 |
| Peri | 1.8899506 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2072502 |
| Orbital period | 1344.5281737 |
| Mean anomaly | 181.12201 |
| Inclination | 23.03086 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 151.04325 |
| Argument of peri | 209.19365 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
8993 Ingstad (1980 UL) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 30, 1980 by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after the Norwegian archeologist Helge Ingstad.
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