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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | April 2, 1989 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6304 |
| Named after | Josephus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1989 GT3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5616766 |
| Peri | 1.9225936 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1425166 |
| Orbital period | 1226.2841332 |
| Mean anomaly | 106.04781 |
| Inclination | 0.95422 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 261.83289 |
| Argument of peri | 90.49830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
6304 Josephus Flavius (1989 GT3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 2, 1989 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.