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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Indiana University |
| Discovery site | Brooklyn, Indiana |
| Discovery date | 24 August 1949 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5074 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1949 QQ1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2982035 |
| Peri | 2.6895627 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1016474 |
| Orbital period | 1892.1286921 |
| Mean anomaly | 67.65565 |
| Inclination | 8.55349 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 309.81229 |
| Argument of peri | 89.10036 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.7 |
5074 Goetzoertel (1949 QQ1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 24, 1949, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. It was named for Goetz V. Oertel, a president of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.