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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 | 8751 |
| Named after | Black-necked Grebe |
| Alternate name(s) | 2594 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0329580 |
| Peri | 2.7606740 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0469971 |
| Orbital period | 1800.8593701 |
| Mean anomaly | 300.85602 |
| Inclination | 2.51121 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 148.91348 |
| Argument of peri | 149.82799 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
8751 Nigricollis (2594 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.