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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 | 2940 |
| Named after | Francis Bacon |
| Alternate name(s) | 3042 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4378769 |
| Peri | 2.1299959 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2348978 |
| Orbital period | 1696.6308963 |
| Mean anomaly | 74.60414 |
| Inclination | 6.43708 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 273.84235 |
| Argument of peri | 117.10544 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
2940 Bacon (3042 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 was named in honour of Sir Francis Bacon[1]
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