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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 | 3251 |
| Named after | Eratosthenes |
| Alternate name(s) | 6536 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6138604 |
| Peri | 2.6053780 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1621553 |
| Orbital period | 2002.8998652 |
| Mean anomaly | 227.44117 |
| Inclination | 0.71815 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 142.40859 |
| Argument of peri | 237.57803 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
3251 Eratosthenes (6536 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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