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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9135 |
| Named after | Nicolas Louis de Lacaille |
| Alternate name(s) | 7609 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6154714 |
| Peri | 2.0033500 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1325276 |
| Orbital period | 1281.8883069 |
| Mean anomaly | 278.40953 |
| Inclination | 6.46138 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 45.91921 |
| Argument of peri | 229.09569 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
9135 Lacaille (7609 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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