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8121 Altdorfer , provisional designation , is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 2 kilometers in diameter .. Flora. Flora family. asteroid. asteroid. asteroid belt. asteroid belt. It was discovered on 24 September 1960 , by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden , on photographic plates taken by Dutch -- American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the U.S. Palomar Observatory , California .. Tom Gehrels. Tom Gehrels. S-type asteroid. Ingrid. Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld. Cornelis van Houten. Cornelis van Houten. Palomar Observatory. Palomar Observatory. The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family , one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt .. main-belt. main-belt. Flora. Flora family. S-type asteroid. asteroid. asteroid. S-type. S-type asteroid. Flora family. Flora family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0 -- 2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months -LRB- 1,223 days -RRB- .. Astronomical unit. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic .. eccentricity. orbital eccentricity. inclination. orbital inclination. ecliptic. ecliptic. No precoveries were taken prior to its discovery .. precoveries. precoveries. According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA 's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer , the asteroid measures 2.5 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a high albedo of 0.35 , while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 -- derived from the family 's principal body and namesake , the asteroid 8 Flora -- and calculates a diameter of 2.1 kilometers , based on an absolute magnitude of 15.59 .. Flora. Flora family. asteroid. asteroid. NEOWISE. NEOWISE. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. albedo. astronomical albedo. magnitude. Magnitude ( astronomy ). A rotational light-curve was obtained through photometric observations at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory in January 2012 .. S-type asteroid. light-curve. light-curve. photometric. Photometry ( astronomy ). Palomar Transient Factory. Palomar Transient Factory. The light-curve shows a period of hours with a brightness variation of 0.34 in magnitude .. light-curve. light-curve. period. rotation period. magnitude. Magnitude ( astronomy ). The survey designation `` P-L '' stands for Palomar -- Leiden , named after the fruitful Palomar -- Leiden survey , a collaboration between the Palomar and Leiden Observatory in the 1960s .. survey designation. survey designation. Leiden Observatory. Leiden Observatory. Gehrels used Palomar 's Samuel Oschin telescope -LRB- also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope -RRB- , and shipped the photographic plates to Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden Observatory where astrometry was carried out .. Ingrid. Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld. Cornelis van Houten. Cornelis van Houten. Leiden Observatory. Leiden Observatory. Samuel Oschin telescope. Samuel Oschin telescope. astrometry. astrometry. The trio are credited with the discovery of several thousand minor planets .. The minor planet is named in honour of German Renaissance painter Albrecht Altdorfer -LRB- 1480 -- 1538 -RRB- .. Albrecht Altdorfer. Albrecht Altdorfer. Renaissance. Renaissance. As a member of the Danube school , he was the first to paint landscapes without figures .. Danube school. Danube school. Altdorfer was also an architect of the city of Regensburg , Germany , after which the minor planet 927 Ratisbona is named , and was also a significant printmaker , with numerous -LRB- copper -RRB- engravings and woodcuts .. 927 Ratisbona. 927 Ratisbona. printmaker. printmaker. Naming citation was published on 2 April 1999 .