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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 | 8052 |
| Named after | Novalis |
| Alternate name(s) | 2093 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1905339 |
| Peri | 2.8669159 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0534248 |
| Orbital period | 1925.2545588 |
| Mean anomaly | 94.85464 |
| Inclination | 9.01033 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 213.92883 |
| Argument of peri | 68.05589 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
8052 Novalis (2093 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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