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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 | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2003 |
| Named after | Karl Ludwig Harding |
| Alternate name(s) | 6559 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4374987 |
| Peri | 2.6854739 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1228202 |
| Orbital period | 1956.5768210 |
| Mean anomaly | 192.03259 |
| Inclination | 1.86960 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.52486 |
| Argument of peri | 71.13046 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.7 |
2003 Harding (6559 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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