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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Stephen P. Laurie |
| Discovery site | Church Stretton |
| Discovery date | July 25, 1995 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7603 |
| Named after | Shropshire |
| Alternate name(s) | 1995 OA2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1474732 |
| Peri | 2.8149716 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0557660 |
| Orbital period | 1880.1391449 |
| Mean anomaly | 224.86126 |
| Inclination | 9.61850 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 216.56289 |
| Argument of peri | 32.81143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
7603 Salopia (provisional designation: 1995 OA2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 25, 1995 by Stephen P. Laurie at Church Stretton (observatory 966).
It is named after Shropshire, the English county which Church Stretton is located in, using its Latin name.
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