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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Eric Walter Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | July 26, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9473 |
| Named after | Ghent |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 OO14 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8375206 |
| Peri | 2.6878424 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0270893 |
| Orbital period | 1677.2378464 |
| Mean anomaly | 298.91549 |
| Inclination | 4.17955 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 139.79157 |
| Argument of peri | 297.64670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
9473 Ghent (1998 OO14) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1998 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.
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