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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 12, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9879 |
| Named after | Mammoth |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 PZ29 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9725260 |
| Peri | 1.7915902 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2478814 |
| Orbital period | 1342.8483088 |
| Mean anomaly | 259.81220 |
| Inclination | 3.70181 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 236.91755 |
| Argument of peri | 103.76956 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
9879 Mammuthus (1994 PZ29) is the main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1994 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.