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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8237 |
| Named after | John Constable |
| Alternate name(s) | 7581 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4778710 |
| Peri | 2.0016168 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1063189 |
| Orbital period | 1224.3228882 |
| Mean anomaly | 93.03591 |
| Inclination | 5.51394 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 35.28980 |
| Argument of peri | 306.78231 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
8237 Constable (7581 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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