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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 | 8758 |
| Named after | Grey Partridge |
| Alternate name(s) | 6683 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5872945 |
| Peri | 2.8379969 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1166169 |
| Orbital period | 2103.2585434 |
| Mean anomaly | 322.25455 |
| Inclination | 5.47071 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 149.80106 |
| Argument of peri | 350.96808 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
8758 Perdix (6683 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.