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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 | October 16, 1977 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6678 |
| Named after | Georges Seurat |
| Alternate name(s) | 3422 T-3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8268622 |
| Peri | 2.6503486 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0322269 |
| Orbital period | 1655.3606302 |
| Mean anomaly | 318.95222 |
| Inclination | 10.85365 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 28.73404 |
| Argument of peri | 299.92924 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
6678 Seurat (3422 T-3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.