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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6571 |
| Alternate name(s) | 3027 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8609203 |
| Peri | 2.0991785 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1535739 |
| Orbital period | 1426.5563046 |
| Mean anomaly | 109.46985 |
| Inclination | 6.29888 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 287.43671 |
| Argument of peri | 24.09084 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.8 |
6571 Sigmund (3027 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.