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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 | 8755 |
| Named after | Garganey |
| Alternate name(s) | 4586 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6553928 |
| Peri | 2.7935304 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1336444 |
| Orbital period | 2114.8727190 |
| Mean anomaly | 34.31650 |
| Inclination | 1.38795 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 65.59010 |
| Argument of peri | 335.26254 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
8755 Querquedula (4586 P-L) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.