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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Harvard College |
| Discovery site | Agassiz Station |
| Discovery date | February 2, 1975 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1940 |
| Named after | Fred Lawrence Whipple |
| Alternate name(s) | 1975 CA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2719538 |
| Peri | 2.8427550 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0701912 |
| Orbital period | 1952.6172475 |
| Mean anomaly | 112.04697 |
| Inclination | 6.55688 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 264.24858 |
| Argument of peri | 180.35423 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0613 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.00 |
1940 Whipple (1975 CA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 2, 1975 by Harvard College at Agassiz Station.
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