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Davidknight Discovery and designationDiscovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Discovery date December 7, 1999 DesignationsMPC designation 25516 Alternate name(s) 1999 XS100 Ap 2.3101540 Peri 1.8864828 Eccentricity 0.1833952 Orbital period 1282.5072390 Mean anomaly 25.45191 Inclination 3.55950 Longitude of ascending node 73.36106 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.5 25516 Davidknight (provisional designation: 1999 XS100) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico on December 7, 1999.[1] It is named after David Knight, who mentored a finalist at the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search.[1]
See also
- List of minor planets: 25001–26000
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=25516. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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