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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | May 13, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6372 |
| Named after | Robert M. Walker |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 JW1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6842118 |
| Peri | 2.6930110 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1554283 |
| Orbital period | 2079.7005971 |
| Mean anomaly | 347.82455 |
| Inclination | 15.79403 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.28784 |
| Argument of peri | 189.37966 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0443 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.10 |
6372 Walker (1985 JW1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.