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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 17, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6885 |
| Alternate name(s) | 9570 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8045991 |
| Peri | 2.4884661 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597259 |
| Orbital period | 1572.5856388 |
| Mean anomaly | 72.52890 |
| Inclination | 3.80235 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 93.56220 |
| Argument of peri | 208.72666 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
6885 Nitardy (9570 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.