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Miepgies Discovery and designationDiscovered by T. Gehrels Discovery site Palomar Observatory Discovery date March 16, 2007 DesignationsMPC designation 99949 Alternate name(s) 1972 FD Epoch January 4, 2010 Ap 2.9490570 Peri 2.1865682 Semi-major axis 2.5678126 Eccentricity 0.1484705 Orbital period 1502.9460874 Mean anomaly 85.84740 Inclination 29.46986 Longitude of ascending node 353.42589 Argument of peri 159.38794 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.4 99949 Miepgies[1] (1972 FD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 2007 by T. Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Miep Gies - a Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, and who discovered and preserved Anne's diary after Anne Frank's arrest and deportation.
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