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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 26, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9161 |
| Named after | Francis Beaufort |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 BZ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0122750 |
| Peri | 2.3048342 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1330499 |
| Orbital period | 1583.3131461 |
| Mean anomaly | 21.64312 |
| Inclination | 14.06464 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 140.15676 |
| Argument of peri | 280.66003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
9161 Beaufort (1987 BZ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1987 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.
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