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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | May 6, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6204 |
| Named after | Norman MacKenzie |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 JB3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4511803 |
| Peri | 1.9435057 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1155201 |
| Orbital period | 1189.7212447 |
| Mean anomaly | 92.71787 |
| Inclination | 5.15637 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 54.23807 |
| Argument of peri | 187.88801 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
6204 MacKenzie (1981 JB3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 6, 1981 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.