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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 | 7041 |
| Named after | Nantucket |
| Alternate name(s) | 4081 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5612806 |
| Peri | 1.9123282 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1450624 |
| Orbital period | 1221.9134289 |
| Mean anomaly | 87.32242 |
| Inclination | 7.06322 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 199.65443 |
| Argument of peri | 162.62495 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
7041 Nantucket (4081 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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