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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 | 8752 |
| Named after | Short-eared Owl |
| Alternate name(s) | 2604 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7758098 |
| Peri | 1.8900954 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1898269 |
| Orbital period | 1301.5393306 |
| Mean anomaly | 248.84838 |
| Inclination | 3.03083 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 7.90474 |
| Argument of peri | 227.37684 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
8752 Flammeus (2604 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.