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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | T. Hioki and N. Kawasato |
| Discovery site | Okutama |
| Discovery date | December 30, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6300 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 YB |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6733631 |
| Peri | 2.8025365 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1344719 |
| Orbital period | 2128.1566475 |
| Mean anomaly | 114.26794 |
| Inclination | 1.86469 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 70.07875 |
| Argument of peri | 46.78899 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.5 |
6300 Hosamu (1988 YB) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on December 30, 1988 by T. Hioki and N. Kawasato at Okutama.