5838 Hamsun
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | van Houten and Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5838 |
| Alternative names[1] | 2170 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8957084 |
| Peri | 2.2043834 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1355515 |
| Orbital period | 1487.3747909 |
| Mean anomaly | 287.27176 |
| Inclination | 14.35202 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 186.57799 |
| Argument of peri | 59.86033 |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.1 |
5838 Hamsun (2170 T-2) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar.

