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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. G. Comba |
| Discovery site | Prescott |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16856 |
| Named after | Stefan Banach |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 YE8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8293092 |
| Peri | 2.0401530 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1620623 |
| Orbital period | 1387.6340223 |
| Mean anomaly | 339.51272 |
| Inclination | 7.30463 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.99873 |
| Argument of peri | 191.01082 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
16856 Banach (1997 YE8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 28, 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.
It is named after Polish mathematician Stefan Banach.
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