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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 | 6106 |
| Named after | Veit Stoss |
| Alternate name(s) | 6564 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6833474 |
| Peri | 2.6626256 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1608456 |
| Orbital period | 2064.4329006 |
| Mean anomaly | 167.19009 |
| Inclination | 2.55486 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.12413 |
| Argument of peri | 204.20646 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0649 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
6106 Stoss (6564 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. It is named for the German sculptor and woodcarver Veit Stoss.[1]