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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 | October 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8759 |
| Alternate name(s) | 7603 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1751623 |
| Peri | 2.1571843 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1909062 |
| Orbital period | 1590.1239873 |
| Mean anomaly | 2.84987 |
| Inclination | 13.74150 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 22.05086 |
| Argument of peri | 304.35498 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
8759 Porzana (7603 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.