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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. I. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6121 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 RU3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6851385 |
| Peri | 1.8379493 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1873033 |
| Orbital period | 1242.2412973 |
| Mean anomaly | 23.45706 |
| Inclination | 3.24993 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 224.49669 |
| Argument of peri | 140.14682 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
6121 Plachinda (1987 RU3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.