- 2891 McGetchin
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McGetchin Discovery and designationDiscovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Discovery date June 18, 1980 DesignationsMPC designation 2891 Alternate name(s) 1980 MD Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.7928544 Peri 2.9285998 Eccentricity 0.1285815 Orbital period 2250.3407860 Mean anomaly 89.68737 Inclination 9.33251 Longitude of ascending node 115.15957 Argument of peri 247.29837 Absolute magnitude (H) 11.2 2891 McGetchin (1980 MD) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on June 18, 1980 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
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