- 8434 Columbianus
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Columbianus DiscoveryDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date September 24, 1960 DesignationsMPC designation 8434 Named after Tundra Swan Alternate name(s) 6571 P-L Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.7114582 Peri 2.2317412 Eccentricity 0.2489765 Orbital period 1871.0435226 Mean anomaly 36.83636 Inclination 3.12920 Longitude of ascending node 118.22930 Argument of peri 337.13620 Physical characteristicsAbsolute magnitude (H) 13.6 8434 Columbianus (6571 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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