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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 | 8585 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2025 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7735693 |
| Peri | 2.6407945 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1765997 |
| Orbital period | 2097.8953739 |
| Mean anomaly | 246.81212 |
| Inclination | 9.53676 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 359.05968 |
| Argument of peri | 230.32437 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
8585 Purpurea (2025 P-L) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.