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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 9, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 52301 |
| Named after | Qumran |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 RQ2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8456733 |
| Peri | 1.7819427 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2298658 |
| Orbital period | 1285.5512962 |
| Mean anomaly | 245.47263 |
| Inclination | 5.40287 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 203.41304 |
| Argument of peri | 186.43705 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
52301 Qumran (1991 RQ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1991 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg.