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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6371 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 GS |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4763849 |
| Peri | 2.6717497 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1308747 |
| Orbital period | 1968.6499065 |
| Mean anomaly | 136.38171 |
| Inclination | 15.61204 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.29964 |
| Argument of peri | 32.29573 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.6 |
6371 Heinlein (1985 GS) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 15, 1985 by Bowell, E. at Anderson Mesa, named for Dieter Heinlein.