| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date: | 1966 |
| Alternate designations: | 1961 X |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Perihelion: | 3.95332 |
| Eccentricity: | 0.36837 |
| Orbital period: | 15.7 |
| Inclination: | 6.652° |
| Last perihelion: | 1977 (unobserved) |
| Next perihelion: | 2011 |
D/1960 S1 (van Houten) is a lost short-period comet discovered in 1966 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on eight Palomar plates taken by Tom Gehrels between 24 September and 26 October 1960 as a hazy object of 17th magnitude.