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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 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8588 |
| Named after | Pied Avocet |
| Alternate name(s) | 4025 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.3590364 |
| Peri | 2.0658372 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0662616 |
| Orbital period | 1202.0007302 |
| Mean anomaly | 106.67821 |
| Inclination | 7.53262 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 197.01853 |
| Argument of peri | 237.24688 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
8588 Avosetta (4025 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.
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