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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Mrkos |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | September 22, 1981 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6581 |
| Named after | Garfield Sobers |
| Alternate name(s) | 1981 SO |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5738599 |
| Peri | 2.0238875 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1196178 |
| Orbital period | 1273.1251694 |
| Mean anomaly | 245.45205 |
| Inclination | 6.00763 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 350.69538 |
| Argument of peri | 357.66024 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
6581 Sobers (1981 SO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.