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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 | 5981 |
| Named after | Kresilas |
| Alternate name(s) | 2140 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3722141 |
| Peri | 2.1542055 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2203974 |
| Orbital period | 1677.7190291 |
| Mean anomaly | 138.78518 |
| Inclination | 10.33391 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 354.82273 |
| Argument of peri | 3.75423 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
5981 Kresilas (2140 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.