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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7537 |
| Named after | Ernest Solvay |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 HS8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6415569 |
| Peri | 2.6177319 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1635689 |
| Orbital period | 2022.2783167 |
| Mean anomaly | 251.95361 |
| Inclination | 1.83466 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 76.73770 |
| Argument of peri | 316.92879 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
7537 Solvay (1996 HS8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1996 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.