5341 Purgathofer

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Purgathofer
Discovery and designation
Discovered by van Houten and Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 5341
Alternative names[1] 6040 P-L
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.6279511
Peri 1.7285667
Eccentricity 0.2064457
Orbital period 1174.2556581
Mean anomaly 296.86722
Inclination 1.20089
Longitude of ascending node 303.38617
Argument of peri 57.22725
Absolute magnitude 14.4

5341 Purgathofer (6040 P-L) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar. It is named to honour the work of the late austrian astronomer Alois Purgathofer.

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