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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 | 4548 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2538 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4336688 |
| Peri | 2.1375400 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0647813 |
| Orbital period | 1262.1181751 |
| Mean anomaly | 58.59385 |
| Inclination | 8.29037 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 26.33694 |
| Argument of peri | 201.50718 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
4548 Wielen (2538 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.