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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 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5983 |
| Named after | Praxiteles |
| Alternate name(s) | 2285 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1723458 |
| Peri | 2.4264590 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1332225 |
| Orbital period | 1710.7888619 |
| Mean anomaly | 103.26648 |
| Inclination | 9.07473 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 9.94037 |
| Argument of peri | 45.03638 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
5983 Praxiteles (2285 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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