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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | July 14, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8221 |
| Named after | Charles Marie de La Condamine |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 NA4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0934905 |
| Peri | 2.6989077 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0681208 |
| Orbital period | 1800.2840848 |
| Mean anomaly | 126.53721 |
| Inclination | 1.74703 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 182.67372 |
| Argument of peri | 153.19040 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
8221 La Condamine (1996 NA4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 14, 1996 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.