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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 2, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9053 |
| Named after | Witch-hazel |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 VW5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0413573 |
| Peri | 2.0806013 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1875759 |
| Orbital period | 1496.9508359 |
| Mean anomaly | 121.05951 |
| Inclination | 9.21416 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 103.15295 |
| Argument of peri | 181.29837 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
9053 Hamamelis (1991 VW5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1991 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.