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 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 8316 |
Alternate name(s) | 3002 P-L |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 3.3526092 |
Peri | 2.6419902 |
Eccentricity | 0.1185432 |
Orbital period | 1895.3686982 |
Mean anomaly | 82.22208 |
Inclination | 9.53651 |
Longitude of ascending node | 294.63978 |
Argument of peri | 51.53564 |
Physical characteristics
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Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.4 |
8316 Wolkenstein (3002 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.