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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 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6676 |
| Named after | Claude Monet |
| Alternate name(s) | 2083 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6549447 |
| Peri | 2.6619105 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1572039 |
| Orbital period | 2050.2404590 |
| Mean anomaly | 291.94525 |
| Inclination | 0.96964 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 165.39812 |
| Argument of peri | 339.70432 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
6676 Monet (2083 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.