3251 Eratosthenes

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Eratosthenes
Discovery and designation
Discovered by PLS
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 3251
Alternative names[1] 6536 P-L
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.6138604
Peri 2.6053780
Eccentricity 0.1621553
Orbital period 2002.8998652
Mean anomaly 227.44117
Inclination 0.71815
Longitude of ascending node 142.40859
Argument of peri 237.57803
Absolute magnitude 12.9

3251 Eratosthenes (6536 P-L) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by PLS at Palomar.

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