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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 | 9880 |
| Named after | Stegosaurus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 PQ31 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5402127 |
| Peri | 2.0354049 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1103256 |
| Orbital period | 1263.9445561 |
| Mean anomaly | 262.31762 |
| Inclination | 3.46304 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 201.84346 |
| Argument of peri | 232.90093 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
9880 Stegosaurus (1994 PQ31) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1994, by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.