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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 | 5340 |
| Alternate name(s) | 4027 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4985509 |
| Peri | 2.6796251 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1325514 |
| Orbital period | 1983.0965259 |
| Mean anomaly | 33.40943 |
| Inclination | 3.48164 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 272.28232 |
| Argument of peri | 325.59672 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7 |
5340 Burton (4027 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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