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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 | October 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5296 |
| Alternate name(s) | 9546 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4544047 |
| Peri | 2.7987253 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1048562 |
| Orbital period | 2019.2942443 |
| Mean anomaly | 339.26807 |
| Inclination | 2.84086 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 100.50375 |
| Argument of peri | 132.56880 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.7 |
5296 Friedrich (9546 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.