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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | March 3, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5170 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 EH |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2060438 |
| Peri | 2.8391866 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0606854 |
| Orbital period | 1919.4319505 |
| Mean anomaly | 65.19223 |
| Inclination | 10.35664 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 169.81163 |
| Argument of peri | 291.31979 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
5170 Sissons (1987 EH) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 3, 1987 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.