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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 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6936 |
| Named after | Mary Cassatt |
| Alternate name(s) | 6573 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8055286 |
| Peri | 2.3924538 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0794683 |
| Orbital period | 1530.4024002 |
| Mean anomaly | 335.69171 |
| Inclination | 3.66234 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 126.89715 |
| Argument of peri | 31.24355 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
6936 Cassatt (6573 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.
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