• The PalomarLeiden survey (PLS) was a successful astronomical survey to study faint minor planets in a collaboration between the U.S Palomar Observatory...
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    Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (category Academic staff of Leiden University)
    numbered minor planets). In the PalomarLeiden survey, Gehrels took the images using the 48-inch Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory and shipped the...
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  • 39382 Opportunity (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    approximately 7.5 kilometers in diameter. Discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey at Palomar Observatory in 1960, it was named for NASA's Opportunity Mars...
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  • 2934 Aristophanes (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey in 1960, and later named after ancient Greek dramatist Aristophanes...
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  • 37452 Spirit (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    identifications were made. The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated...
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  • 12621 Alsufi (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by astronomers during the PalomarLeiden survey in 1960, and named for medieval Persian astronomer Abd al-Rahman...
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  • 2436 Hatshepsut (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    its axis every 9 hours. The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated...
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  • in the survey) followed by a space and one of the following identifiers: P-L  PalomarLeiden survey (1960–1970) T-1  PalomarLeiden Trojan survey (1971)...
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  • 1810 Epimetheus (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    Houten, and Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels during the PalomarLeiden survey at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. It was later named...
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  • Cornelis Johannes van Houten (category Leiden University alumni)
    made them their lives' dedication in the Yerkes-McDonald Survey and the Palomar-Leiden surveys . The van Houtens did not just do most of the work, but...
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  • 10979 Fristephenson (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden Trojan-2 survey)
    discovered during the PalomarLeiden Trojan survey on 29 September 1973, by Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in...
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    1912 Anubis (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    Ancient Egyptian deities. The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated...
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    11429 Demodokus (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    kilometers (24 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960 and later named after the blind singer...
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    9694 Lycomedes (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    kilometers (20 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960 and later named after Lycomedes from...
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  • 4065 Meinel (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful PalomarLeiden survey...
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  • 5012 Eurymedon (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    kilometers (23 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey at the Palomar Observatory in 1960. The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has...
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  • 3047 Goethe (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    and shape remain unknown. The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated...
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    writer. The main-belt asteroid 12174 van het Reve, discovered by the PalomarLeiden Survey in 1977, was named in his honor. Twee minuten stilte ("Two minutes'...
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  • thread specification T-2, the second Jupiter Trojan survey, a subproject of the PalomarLeiden survey T2, a fluorescent tube diameter designation T2, a...
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  • 4354 Euclides (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful PalomarLeiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel...
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  • Minerals Ltd, an Australian ASX-listed lithium mining company. PalomarLeiden survey of minor planets Partial least squares regression, a statistical...
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  • 6344 P-L (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    Houten-Groeneveld, and Cornelis Johannes van Houten during the PalomarLeiden survey at Palomar Observatory. Since 6344 P-L is still unnumbered, the discoverers...
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  • 4587 Rees (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden Trojan-2 survey)
    during the second PalomarLeiden Trojan survey on 30 September 1973, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels...
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  • 10249 Harz (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    observation at Palomar in October 1960. The survey designation "P-L" stands for PalomarLeiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory,...
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  • Signal 3, a 44.736 Mbit/s telecommunications channel standard T-3, a PalomarLeiden survey Jupiter Trojan subproject A tornado intensity rating on the TORRO...
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    kilometers (33 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the PalomarLeiden Trojan survey in 1971, and later named after Agenor from Greek mythology. The...
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  • 6615 Plutarchos (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    approximately 3.1 kilometers in diameter. Discovered during the PalomarLeiden survey in 1960, the asteroid was later named after the Greek philosopher...
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    asteroids were discovered at Palomar Observatory by the PalomarLeiden survey (PLS). The MPC directly credits the survey's principal investigators, that...
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  • 5756 Wassenbergh (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden survey)
    discovery observation at Palomar in 1960. The survey designation "P-L" stands for "PalomarLeiden", named after Palomar and Leiden observatories, which collaborated...
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  • 9142 Rhesus (category Discoveries by the PalomarLeiden Trojan-3 survey)
    kilometers (26 miles) in diameter. It was discovered during the third PalomarLeiden Trojan survey in 1977, and later named after King Rhesus from Greek mythology...
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