4008 P-L. Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar.
Named for Petronius (fl. c. A.D. 60), Roman author whose main work is the novel Satyricon. (M 16591)
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(2003). (3244) Petronius. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3245
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