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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 | 8960 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2575 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1280396 |
| Peri | 2.6713584 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0787463 |
| Orbital period | 1803.5483913 |
| Mean anomaly | 18.38343 |
| Inclination | 3.39052 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 71.35014 |
| Argument of peri | 149.14635 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
8960 Luscinioides (2575 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.