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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1776 |
| Named after | Gerard Kuiper |
| Alternate name(s) | 2520 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1471281 |
| Peri | 3.0690301 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0125637 |
| Orbital period | 2001.4121074 |
| Mean anomaly | 170.53903 |
| Inclination | 9.46274 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 176.91710 |
| Argument of peri | 279.88988 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.0544 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.00 |
1776 Kuiper (2520 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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