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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Mukai and Takeishi |
| Discovery site | Kagoshima |
| Discovery date | October 21, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5960 |
| Named after | Wakkanai |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 US |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5264783 |
| Peri | 1.8524125 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1539353 |
| Orbital period | 1183.3129212 |
| Mean anomaly | 274.58889 |
| Inclination | 4.31978 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 43.57385 |
| Argument of peri | 330.55589 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5 |
5960 Wakkanai (1989 US) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1989 by M. Mukai and Takeishi at Kagoshima.