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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 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5984 |
| Named after | Lysippos |
| Alternate name(s) | 4045 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6443666 |
| Peri | 2.1192962 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1102241 |
| Orbital period | 1342.6565915 |
| Mean anomaly | 260.31052 |
| Inclination | 5.71099 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 115.56901 |
| Argument of peri | 111.94079 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
5984 Lysippus (4045 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.