2176 Donar

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Donar

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	2176
Named after	Thor
Alternate name(s)	2529 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.0744561
Peri	2.7886127
Eccentricity	0.0487532
Orbital period	1833.3311520
Mean anomaly	269.10294
Inclination	3.04442
Longitude of ascending node	90.15189
Argument of peri	180.13884
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.3

2176 Donar (2529 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.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 2176 Donar

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