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Discovery and designation
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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 | 2986 |
| Named after | Mrinalini Sarabhai |
| Alternate name(s) | 2525 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6700185 |
| Peri | 2.6809459 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1557358 |
| Orbital period | 2066.8689519 |
| Mean anomaly | 141.47700 |
| Inclination | 2.54224 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 51.41316 |
| Argument of peri | 304.17242 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0729 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.90 |
2986 Mrinalini (2525 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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