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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 | 8962 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2771 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4408425 |
| Peri | 2.9551857 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0759310 |
| Orbital period | 2088.9064099 |
| Mean anomaly | 64.52727 |
| Inclination | 4.75720 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 39.18085 |
| Argument of peri | 25.48528 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
8962 Noctua (2771 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.