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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10253 |
| Named after | Westerwald |
| Alternate name(s) | 2116 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6416386 |
| Peri | 1.9492360 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1508215 |
| Orbital period | 1270.2715939 |
| Mean anomaly | 249.00642 |
| Inclination | 0.38086 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 53.24219 |
| Argument of peri | 63.88613 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
10253 Westerwald (2116 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar Observatory. It was named after the Westerwald, a German mountain range.