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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C.-I. Lagerkvist |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 16, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7983 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 FY |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.2430807 |
| Peri | 2.0792709 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0378983 |
| Orbital period | 1160.4690848 |
| Mean anomaly | 251.29104 |
| Inclination | 1.89877 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 320.97023 |
| Argument of peri | 277.34951 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
7983 Festin (1980 FY) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the European Southern Observatory.