7041 Nantucket

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Nantucket
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 7041
Named after Nantucket
Alternative names 4081 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.5612806
Perihelion 1.9123282
Eccentricity 0.1450624
Orbital period 1221.9134289
Mean anomaly 87.32242
Inclination 7.06322
Longitude of ascending node 199.65443
Argument of perihelion 162.62495
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 14.3

    7041 Nantucket (4081 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.

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