5041 Theotes was discovered on September 19, 1973 by a trio of Dutch astronomers: Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten and Tom Gehrels.
It was discovered on 19 September 1973, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, on photographic plates taken by DutchAmerican astronomer Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory, California. C. J. van Houten
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