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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Eric Walter Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | May 14, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6798 |
| Named after | Louis Couperin |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 JK1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2483452 |
| Peri | 2.6245200 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1062216 |
| Orbital period | 1837.9279405 |
| Mean anomaly | 220.50570 |
| Inclination | 0.91687 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 306.94404 |
| Argument of peri | 79.24173 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
6798 Couperin (1993 JK1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 14, 1993 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.
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