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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 | 8750 |
| Named after | Red-crested Pochard |
| Alternate name(s) | 2197 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9190502 |
| Peri | 2.0342034 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1786395 |
| Orbital period | 1423.6042361 |
| Mean anomaly | 140.70015 |
| Inclination | 4.20347 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 193.91323 |
| Argument of peri | 90.38013 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
8750 Nettarufina (2197 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.