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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Mrkos |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | October 20, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7742 |
| Named after | Cave of Altamira |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 US |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9379194 |
| Peri | 2.5029200 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0799508 |
| Orbital period | 1638.8993862 |
| Mean anomaly | 340.65946 |
| Inclination | 4.14224 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 124.97349 |
| Argument of peri | 294.95712 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
7742 Altamira (1985 US) is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1985 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. It is named after the Altamira cave, Spain, site of Upper Paleolithic cave paintings and a World Heritage Site.
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