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Discovery
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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 | 7906 |
| Named after | Philipp Melanchthon |
| Alternate name(s) | 3081 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4887937 |
| Peri | 2.6104613 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1440065 |
| Orbital period | 1945.2194853 |
| Mean anomaly | 346.85586 |
| Inclination | 9.98688 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 228.28481 |
| Argument of peri | 133.62309 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
7906 Melanchton (3081 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.