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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 | 1812 |
| Named after | Gilgamesh |
| Alternate name(s) | 4645 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2512645 |
| Peri | 2.7627203 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0812347 |
| Orbital period | 1904.5699362 |
| Mean anomaly | 335.54164 |
| Inclination | 10.25970 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 178.73073 |
| Argument of peri | 264.75431 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.30 |
1812 Gilgamesh (4645 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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