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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 | 3164 |
| Alternate name(s) | 6562 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6671202 |
| Peri | 2.6349610 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1637807 |
| Orbital period | 2043.0519860 |
| Mean anomaly | 94.14704 |
| Inclination | 2.34240 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.85290 |
| Argument of peri | 53.90005 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0843 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.90 |
3164 Prast (6562 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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