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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 25, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8053 |
| Named after | Heinrich von Kleist |
| Alternate name(s) | 4082 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7731894 |
| Peri | 1.9954492 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1630948 |
| Orbital period | 1344.7608119 |
| Mean anomaly | 105.44171 |
| Inclination | 1.57291 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 323.06243 |
| Argument of peri | 261.87478 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
8053 Kleist (4082 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.