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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring |
| Discovery date | June 25, 1979 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2628 |
| Named after | Zdeněk Kopal |
| Alternate name(s) | 1979 MS8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3510953 |
| Peri | 2.4596891 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1534055 |
| Orbital period | 1808.8626128 |
| Mean anomaly | 250.39479 |
| Inclination | 1.33327 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 206.83185 |
| Argument of peri | 147.40089 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
2628 Kopal (1979 MS8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 25, 1979 by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
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