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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7756 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 FR1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2276852 |
| Peri | 3.0971866 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0206326 |
| Orbital period | 2054.1446276 |
| Mean anomaly | 276.76002 |
| Inclination | 16.65334 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 107.43753 |
| Argument of peri | 235.62139 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
7756 Scientia (1990 FR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 27, 1990 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. "Scientia" is Latin for knowledge.