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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 26, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9479 |
| Named after | Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo |
| Alternate name(s) | 2175 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8559343 |
| Peri | 2.3835959 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901490 |
| Orbital period | 1548.7879164 |
| Mean anomaly | 169.36798 |
| Inclination | 4.55161 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 352.68965 |
| Argument of peri | 282.03573 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
9479 Madresplazamayo (2175 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1960 by C. J. van Houten at Palomar.