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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8966 |
| Alternate name(s) | 3287 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4976070 |
| Peri | 2.6082030 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1456652 |
| Orbital period | 1948.3562206 |
| Mean anomaly | 27.33538 |
| Inclination | 0.69654 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 215.25631 |
| Argument of peri | 278.11996 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
8966 Hortulana (3287 T-1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.