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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | H. van Gent |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (LS) |
| Discovery date | September 16, 1930 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1738 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1930 SP |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6263489 |
| Peri | 1.7403845 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2028895 |
| Orbital period | 1178.3883575 |
| Mean anomaly | 38.24460 |
| Inclination | 4.87632 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 44.19298 |
| Argument of peri | 284.12655 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
1738 Oosterhoff (1930 SP) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 16, 1930 by H. van Gent at Johannesburg (LS), and named after dutch astronomer Pieter Oosterhoff.
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