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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 | 8961 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2702 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6600013 |
| Peri | 2.7468837 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1425213 |
| Orbital period | 2094.2273148 |
| Mean anomaly | 301.23971 |
| Inclination | 1.13288 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 38.59052 |
| Argument of peri | 151.36519 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
8961 Schoenobaenus (2702 P-L) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, T. Gehrels at Palomar.