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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. V. Zhuravleva |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 4, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6954 |
| Named after | Grigory Potyomkin |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 RB6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4838016 |
| Peri | 1.8834522 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1374661 |
| Orbital period | 1178.5990765 |
| Mean anomaly | 209.47258 |
| Inclination | 3.14007 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 60.76297 |
| Argument of peri | 217.81609 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
6954 Potemkin (1987 RB6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.