6257 Thorvaldsen
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | van Houten and Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | March 26, 1971 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 6257 |
| Alternative names[1] | 4098 T-1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5498564 |
| Peri | 2.1328304 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0890570 |
| Orbital period | 1308.5674345 |
| Mean anomaly | 257.04542 |
| Inclination | 7.91857 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 30.58183 |
| Argument of peri | 22.08997 |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.5 |
6257 Thorvaldsen (4098 T-1) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by van Houten and Gehrels at Palomar.

