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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | September 13, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 48458 |
| Named after | Matthäus Merian |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 RG5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5483806 |
| Peri | 2.6948274 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1367171 |
| Orbital period | 2014.4901155 |
| Mean anomaly | 330.87938 |
| Inclination | 11.77224 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 1.66115 |
| Argument of peri | 52.56321 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
48458 Merian (1991 RG5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1991 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.