3079 Schiller

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Schiller
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 3079
Named after Friedrich Schiller
Alternative names 2578 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.2696120
Perihelion 2.1003694
Eccentricity 0.2177368
Orbital period 1606.9878976
Mean anomaly 206.97202
Inclination 3.91656
Longitude of ascending node 183.16957
Argument of perihelion 300.74298
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.3

    3079 Schiller (2578 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.

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