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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 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8600 |
| Named after | Great Reed Warbler |
| Alternate name(s) | 3060 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8256204 |
| Peri | 2.0556996 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1577280 |
| Orbital period | 1392.7057193 |
| Mean anomaly | 265.47268 |
| Inclination | 2.95911 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 71.84380 |
| Argument of peri | 64.76222 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
8600 Arundinaceus (3060 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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