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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 | 8756 |
| Named after | Common Eider |
| Alternate name(s) | 6588 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6816027 |
| Peri | 2.7392087 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1467718 |
| Orbital period | 2101.0591965 |
| Mean anomaly | 40.41348 |
| Inclination | 0.66096 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 89.76490 |
| Argument of peri | 328.89992 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
8756 Mollissima (6588 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.