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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1976 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8131 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1976 SC |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0856468 |
| Peri | 2.0453838 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2027396 |
| Orbital period | 1500.9296383 |
| Mean anomaly | 234.79308 |
| Inclination | 7.35192 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 344.64490 |
| Argument of peri | 34.10430 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
8131 Scanlon (1976 SC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1976 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
Named for Leo Scanlon, an Amateur Astronomer, co-founder of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, or AAAP. Member of the Academy of Science and Art of Pittsburgh. [1]
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