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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 | 7040 |
| Named after | Ronald Harwood |
| Alternate name(s) | 2642 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5257281 |
| Peri | 1.9440143 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1301448 |
| Orbital period | 1220.3296755 |
| Mean anomaly | 216.80958 |
| Inclination | 6.73893 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 181.50856 |
| Argument of peri | 53.93955 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
7040 Harwood (2642 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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