8750 Nettarufina

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Nettarufina
Discovery
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 8750
Named after Red-crested Pochard
Alternative names 2197 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.9190502
Perihelion 2.0342034
Eccentricity 0.1786395
Orbital period 1423.6042361
Mean anomaly 140.70015
Inclination 4.20347
Longitude of ascending node 193.91323
Argument of perihelion 90.38013
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 14.2

    8750 Nettarufina (2197 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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