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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | H. Potter and A. Lokalov |
| Discovery site | Cerro El Roble |
| Discovery date | January 8, 1970 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2975 |
| Named after | Timothy B. Spahr |
| Alternate name(s) | 1970 AF1, 1957 HU, 1967 GH, 1970 AK1, 1970 CB, 1978 PF4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4622612 |
| Peri | 2.0355448 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0948721 |
| Orbital period | 1231.8406162 |
| Mean anomaly | 71.88875 |
| Inclination | 6.89954 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 236.68026 |
| Argument of peri | 317.42474 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
2975 Spahr (1970 AF1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 8, 1970 by H. Potter and A. Lokalov at Cerro El Roble.
It is named after Timothy B. Spahr[1], director of the Minor Planet Center.
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