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Discovery and designation
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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 | 1808 |
| Named after | Bellerophon |
| Alternate name(s) | 2517 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2397681 |
| Peri | 2.2526671 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1797201 |
| Orbital period | 1662.2671995 |
| Mean anomaly | 126.20552 |
| Inclination | 2.03650 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 13.19873 |
| Argument of peri | 47.37170 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1076 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.10 |
1808 Bellerophon (2517 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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