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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | July 26, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7064 |
| Named after | Baron de Montesquieu |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 OC5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5942406 |
| Peri | 2.7072890 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1407518 |
| Orbital period | 2042.7838377 |
| Mean anomaly | 11.86462 |
| Inclination | 0.55239 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 205.10894 |
| Argument of peri | 20.30703 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
7064 Montesquieu (1992 OC5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 26, 1992 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.