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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | Haute-Provence Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 18, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9040 |
| Named after | Flacourtia |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 BH1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4520284 |
| Peri | 2.6911908 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1238500 |
| Orbital period | 1966.2894959 |
| Mean anomaly | 339.11697 |
| Inclination | 0.57943 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 124.37513 |
| Argument of peri | 106.38635 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
9040 Flacourtia (1991 BH1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 18, 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.