8656 Cupressus
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 16, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8656 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1990 QY8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2755370 |
| Peri | 2.5590664 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1227968 |
| Orbital period | 1819.9960233 |
| Mean anomaly | 110.67497 |
| Inclination | 3.97598 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 124.10785 |
| Argument of peri | 315.58083 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.4 |
8656 Cupressus (1990 QY8) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on August 16, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.

