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Deronchang Discovery and designationDiscovery site Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research Discovery date December 7, 1999 DesignationsMPC designation 25520 Alternate name(s) 1999 XV102 Ap 2.3733686 Peri 2.0792389 Eccentricity 0.1239292 Orbital period 1335.5070937 Mean anomaly 43.55854 Inclination 5.99974 Longitude of ascending node 291.87352 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.6 25520 Deronchang (provisional designation: 1999 XV102) 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 Deron Chang, 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=25520. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
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