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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | September 21, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6122 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 SW1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7040604 |
| Peri | 1.9665270 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1579102 |
| Orbital period | 1303.4989932 |
| Mean anomaly | 272.83241 |
| Inclination | 10.52654 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 215.31355 |
| Argument of peri | 163.19999 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
6122 Henrard (1987 SW1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1987 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.
It was named in honor of the Belgian mathematician and astronomer Jacques Henrard.