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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 | 6749 |
| Alternate name(s) | 7068 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3527123 |
| Peri | 2.0143903 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2493565 |
| Orbital period | 1605.6957955 |
| Mean anomaly | 304.21069 |
| Inclination | 8.26326 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 209.83388 |
| Argument of peri | 154.61664 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
6749 Ireentje (7068 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.