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Discovery
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8959 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2550 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7791828 |
| Peri | 1.8283288 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2063704 |
| Orbital period | 1277.1828865 |
| Mean anomaly | 281.33184 |
| Inclination | 2.13156 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 57.37006 |
| Argument of peri | 227.29982 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
8959 Oenanthe (2550 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels at Palomar.