8729 Descour
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8729 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1996 VZ12 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4992861 |
| Peri | 2.3316143 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0347082 |
| Orbital period | 1371.1833777 |
| Mean anomaly | 348.63663 |
| Inclination | 2.64994 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 223.04256 |
| Argument of peri | 222.07870 |
| Absolute magnitude | 15.0 |
8729 Descour (1996 VZ12) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on November 5, 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

