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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 | 8754 |
| Named after | Spoonbill |
| Alternate name(s) | 4521 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1424060 |
| Peri | 2.6584150 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0834349 |
| Orbital period | 1804.2122040 |
| Mean anomaly | 247.49883 |
| Inclination | 1.23992 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 332.61723 |
| Argument of peri | 8.00189 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
8754 Leucorodia (4521 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.