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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 25, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6938 |
| Named after | Sonia Delaunay |
| Alternate name(s) | 5140 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2771797 |
| Peri | 2.7167809 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0934939 |
| Orbital period | 1895.0656859 |
| Mean anomaly | 294.86968 |
| Inclination | 9.10299 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 279.41872 |
| Argument of peri | 23.93928 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.4 |
6938 Soniaterk (5140 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.