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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 | 5341 |
| Named after | Alois Purgathofer |
| Alternate name(s) | 6040 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6279511 |
| Peri | 1.7285667 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2064457 |
| Orbital period | 1174.2556581 |
| Mean anomaly | 296.86722 |
| Inclination | 1.20089 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 303.38617 |
| Argument of peri | 57.22725 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
5341 Purgathofer (6040 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 is named to honour the work of the late Austrian astronomer Alois Purgathofer.