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Discovery
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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 | 7907 |
| Named after | Desiderius Erasmus |
| Alternate name(s) | 4047 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8318129 |
| Peri | 2.7388349 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0166907 |
| Orbital period | 1697.8994484 |
| Mean anomaly | 159.69654 |
| Inclination | 2.07113 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 339.80156 |
| Argument of peri | 313.69570 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
7907 Erasmus (4047 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.