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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 | October 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2082 |
| Named after | Galahad |
| Alternate name(s) | 7588 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3905328 |
| Peri | 2.4599796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1590550 |
| Orbital period | 1827.4449335 |
| Mean anomaly | 304.32513 |
| Inclination | 3.06429 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 90.40038 |
| Argument of peri | 144.03767 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
2082 Galahad (7588 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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