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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | July 22, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6962 |
| Named after | Summer Science Program |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 OT |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6243738 |
| Peri | 1.9465306 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1482952 |
| Orbital period | 1261.9920797 |
| Mean anomaly | 28.36471 |
| Inclination | 6.72183 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 279.03509 |
| Argument of peri | 70.52627 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
6962 Summerscience (1990 OT) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 22, 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. It was named for the Summer Science Program, which teaches astronomy to high school students using an asteroid observation program.
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