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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 | 5148 |
| Named after | Giordano Bruno |
| Alternate name(s) | 5557 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5506946 |
| Peri | 2.6990192 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1362743 |
| Orbital period | 2017.6397762 |
| Mean anomaly | 18.27002 |
| Inclination | 1.13403 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 347.05389 |
| Argument of peri | 226.70781 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
5148 Giordano (5557 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.