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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 | 7688 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2536 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6356092 |
| Peri | 1.9310682 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1542787 |
| Orbital period | 1260.2419160 |
| Mean anomaly | 319.89138 |
| Inclination | 7.36791 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 21.57537 |
| Argument of peri | 305.81119 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
7688 Lothar (2536 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.