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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10557 |
| Named after | Henry Augustus Rowland |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 RL5 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4890919 |
| Peri | 2.2021759 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0611596 |
| Orbital period | 1312.1660059 |
| Mean anomaly | 13.55732 |
| Inclination | 2.59419 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 307.36643 |
| Argument of peri | 71.47640 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
10557 Rowland (1993 RL5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.