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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 23, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6510 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 DF |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8879976 |
| Peri | 1.8300796 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2242265 |
| Orbital period | 1323.4300572 |
| Mean anomaly | 241.75338 |
| Inclination | 23.00478 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 159.88966 |
| Argument of peri | 89.06891 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
6510 Tarry (1987 DF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 23, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.