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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10242 |
| Named after | Wasserkuppe |
| Alternate name(s) | 2808 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7903388 |
| Peri | 2.0617274 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1501652 |
| Orbital period | 1380.2046752 |
| Mean anomaly | 117.10066 |
| Inclination | 2.04121 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 180.23093 |
| Argument of peri | 311.46369 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.2 |
10242 Wasserkuppe (2808 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar Observatory.
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