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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Felix Aguilar Observatory |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito |
| Discovery date | October 21, 1976 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2550 |
| Named after | Bernardo Houssay |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 UP20 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7459324 |
| Peri | 2.6254030 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1758704 |
| Orbital period | 2076.8213926 |
| Mean anomaly | 183.51029 |
| Inclination | 10.39816 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 158.60565 |
| Argument of peri | 244.05070 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
2550 Houssay (1976 UP20) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito.
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