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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1777 |
| Named after | Tom Gehrels |
| Alternate name(s) | 4007 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6773630 |
| Peri | 2.5753212 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0194266 |
| Orbital period | 1554.6239807 |
| Mean anomaly | 325.66454 |
| Inclination | 3.15082 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 334.90472 |
| Argument of peri | 135.57465 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.1 |
1777 Gehrels (4007 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.
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