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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | July 2, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5959 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 NB1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5119266 |
| Peri | 2.8612194 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1021014 |
| Orbital period | 2077.7066920 |
| Mean anomaly | 126.95687 |
| Inclination | 17.85938 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 135.54940 |
| Argument of peri | 147.24967 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1770 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.00 |
5959 Shaklan (1989 NB1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 2, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.
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