- 18101 Coustenis
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Coustenis Discovery and designationDiscovered by the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search Discovery site the Anderson Mesa Station Discovery date 5 June 2000 DesignationsMPC designation 18101 Alternate name(s) 2000 LF32 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.7216213 Peri 1.8468795 Eccentricity 0.1914724 Orbital period 1260.9968117 Mean anomaly 74.52381 Inclination 5.09656 Longitude of ascending node 170.70087 Argument of peri 163.94315 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.7 18101 Coustenis (2000 LF32) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 5 June 2000 by the Lowell Observatory Near Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station. It was named after Dr Athena Coustenis, of Paris-Meudon Observatory, France, following a suggestion by Prof. M. Fulchignoni.
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