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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Shimizu and Urata |
| Discovery site | Nachi-Katsuura |
| Discovery date | May 15, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6160 |
| Named after | Minakata Kumagusu |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 JF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7357075 |
| Peri | 1.8714157 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1875990 |
| Orbital period | 1277.0214185 |
| Mean anomaly | 31.98560 |
| Inclination | 4.81632 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 246.94113 |
| Argument of peri | 59.08793 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
6160 Minakata (1993 JF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 15, 1993 by Shimizu and Urata at Nachi-Katsuura.