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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 | 8589 |
| Named after | Eurasian Bittern |
| Alternate name(s) | 4068 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.3644934 |
| Peri | 2.0456830 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0722897 |
| Orbital period | 1196.0170638 |
| Mean anomaly | 172.67690 |
| Inclination | 3.18629 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 340.35181 |
| Argument of peri | 51.61364 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
8589 Stellaris (4068 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.