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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 30, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6258 |
| Named after | Auguste Rodin |
| Alternate name(s) | 3070 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4477383 |
| Peri | 2.0719723 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0831394 |
| Orbital period | 1240.8502802 |
| Mean anomaly | 299.66466 |
| Inclination | 4.05500 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 133.10974 |
| Argument of peri | 4.70722 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
6258 Rodin (3070 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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