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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | August 6, 1991 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6404 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1991 PS6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3459234 |
| Peri | 2.7799896 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0923836 |
| Orbital period | 1957.9863981 |
| Mean anomaly | 209.05426 |
| Inclination | 4.27519 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 109.73096 |
| Argument of peri | 45.09520 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0279 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.90 |
6404 Vanavara (1991 PS6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1991 by E. W. Elst at La Silla.