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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Oterma |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1942 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6886 |
| Named after | Grote Reber |
| Alternate name(s) | 1942 CG |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9743957 |
| Peri | 2.1573623 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1592112 |
| Orbital period | 1501.2488514 |
| Mean anomaly | 73.39766 |
| Inclination | 9.15105 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 98.06128 |
| Argument of peri | 358.14394 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
6886 Grote (1942 CG) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1942 by L. Oterma at Turku. It is named for American radio astronomer Grote Reber.
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