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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 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10653 |
| Named after | Nicolaes Witsen |
| Alternate name(s) | 6030 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7025392 |
| Peri | 3.6135204 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0121676 |
| Orbital period | 2555.4611376 |
| Mean anomaly | 214.51175 |
| Inclination | 3.30077 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 181.40792 |
| Argument of peri | 263.67787 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
10653 Witsen (6030 P-L) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar Observatory.