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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 15, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 13956 |
| Named after | Joseph Banks |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 VG6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8212793 |
| Peri | 2.2326587 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1164677 |
| Orbital period | 1467.2303277 |
| Mean anomaly | 48.46640 |
| Inclination | 8.07698 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.19504 |
| Argument of peri | 348.52904 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
13956 Banks (1990 VG6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1990 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.
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