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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 | 3098 |
| Named after | Bert van Sprang |
| Alternate name(s) | 4579 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7888896 |
| Peri | 1.8147620 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2115989 |
| Orbital period | 1275.5782675 |
| Mean anomaly | 262.60487 |
| Inclination | 1.34521 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 117.82426 |
| Argument of peri | 195.10003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
3098 van Sprang (4579 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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