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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. F. Durman and B. M. Ewen-Smith |
| Discovery site | Portimão |
| Discovery date | August 16, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8225 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 QC |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6801464 |
| Peri | 2.2882292 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2332154 |
| Orbital period | 1882.9450474 |
| Mean anomaly | 78.41816 |
| Inclination | 1.54131 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 136.85786 |
| Argument of peri | 200.79349 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.4 |
8225 Emerson (1996 QC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1996 by C. F. Durman and B. M. Ewen-Smith at Portimão.