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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 | 1846 |
| Named after | Bengt Strömgren |
| Alternate name(s) | 6553 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6729348 |
| Peri | 2.0035314 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1431430 |
| Orbital period | 1305.9607823 |
| Mean anomaly | 38.97999 |
| Inclination | 3.18458 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 19.14323 |
| Argument of peri | 75.19418 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.0781 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.10 |
1846 Bengt (6553 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. It is also known as "Bengts hest".
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