3538 Nelsonia

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Nelsonia

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	3538
Alternate name(s)	6548 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	3.3511240
Peri	1.9321356
Eccentricity	0.2685820
Orbital period	1568.2177327
Mean anomaly	346.57529
Inclination	4.20382
Longitude of ascending node	170.56742
Argument of peri	263.39343
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.4

3538 Nelsonia (6548 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.

References

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 3538 Nelsonia

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