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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 | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7621 |
| Named after | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck |
| Alternate name(s) | 4127 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7247275 |
| Peri | 2.5547011 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1863269 |
| Orbital period | 2032.0465023 |
| Mean anomaly | 187.29318 |
| Inclination | 0.30355 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 230.05054 |
| Argument of peri | 126.69056 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
7621 Sweelinck (4127 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.