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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | June 18, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2891 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 MD |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7928544 |
| Peri | 2.9285998 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1285815 |
| Orbital period | 2250.3407860 |
| Mean anomaly | 89.68737 |
| Inclination | 9.33251 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 115.15957 |
| Argument of peri | 247.29837 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.2 |
2891 McGetchin (1980 MD) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on June 18, 1980 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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