8672 Morse
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 6, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8672 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1991 PW16 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8505313 |
| Peri | 2.0627471 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1603378 |
| Orbital period | 1406.4052540 |
| Mean anomaly | 154.83590 |
| Inclination | 3.39834 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 136.69809 |
| Argument of peri | 147.29575 |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.4 |
8672 Morse (1991 PW16) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by Eric Walter Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It is named after Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of Morse code.
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