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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | April 25, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5953 |
| Named after | Ian Shelton |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 HS |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7070898 |
| Peri | 1.9296058 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1676806 |
| Orbital period | 1289.3365848 |
| Mean anomaly | 275.56799 |
| Inclination | 24.01283 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 137.81831 |
| Argument of peri | 163.37002 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
5953 Shelton (1987 HS) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 25, 1987 by husband and wife teams Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after Canadian astronomer Ian Shelton, discoverer of SN 1987A, the first supernova event observed since the invention of the telescope.
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