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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 | 7970 |
| Named after | Georg Christoph Lichtenberg |
| Alternate name(s) | 6065 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2023581 |
| Peri | 1.9525969 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2424388 |
| Orbital period | 1511.4394555 |
| Mean anomaly | 247.70857 |
| Inclination | 4.15639 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 348.24880 |
| Argument of peri | 289.61836 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
7970 Lichtenberg (6065 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.