1777 Gehrels

Gehrels
Discovery
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 1777
Named after
Tom Gehrels
4007 P-L
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.6773630
Perihelion 2.5753212
Eccentricity 0.0194266
1554.6239807
325.66454
Inclination 3.15082
334.90472
135.57465
Physical characteristics
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    1777 Gehrels (4007 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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