- 8757 Cyaneus
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Cyaneus DiscoveryDiscovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date September 24, 1960 DesignationsMPC designation 8757 Named after Hen Harrier Alternate name(s) 6600 P-L Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.3320647 Peri 2.0524147 Eccentricity 0.0637818 Orbital period 1185.5789730 Mean anomaly 38.33846 Inclination 1.95926 Longitude of ascending node 64.38914 Argument of peri 138.19292 Physical characteristicsAbsolute magnitude (H) 14.9 8757 Cyaneus (6600 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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