3868 Mendoza

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Mendoza

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	3868
Alternate name(s)	4575 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.5644652
Peri	2.1038492
Eccentricity	0.0986686
Orbital period	1302.5474789
Mean anomaly	133.78147
Inclination	8.10129
Longitude of ascending node	171.61447
Argument of peri	185.98059
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.0

3868 Mendoza (4575 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 3868 Mendoza

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