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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 | 2782 |
| Named after | Leonidas I |
| Alternate name(s) | 2605 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2774350 |
| Peri | 2.0833414 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2227464 |
| Orbital period | 1602.8577172 |
| Mean anomaly | 335.33465 |
| Inclination | 3.77491 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.62776 |
| Argument of peri | 310.69884 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
2782 Leonidas (2605 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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