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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 | 6213 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2196 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6102525 |
| Peri | 1.9354091 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1484588 |
| Orbital period | 1251.5525335 |
| Mean anomaly | 250.06632 |
| Inclination | 1.34269 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 283.73727 |
| Argument of peri | 174.07427 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
6213 Zwiers (2196 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.