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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date | September 24, 1960 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9691 |
| Alternate name(s) | 6053 P-L |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1176313 |
| Peri | 2.1011399 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1947760 |
| Orbital period | 1539.5926127 |
| Mean anomaly | 158.38905 |
| Inclination | 3.32035 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 211.34287 |
| Argument of peri | 83.55692 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
9691 Zwaan (6053 P-L) is a Main-belt asteroid or minor planet discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld. It is named after Cornelis Zwaan.[1][2]