- 78578 Donpettit
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Donpettit Discovery and designationDiscovered by R. Matson Discovery site Palomar Discovery date September 14, 2002 DesignationsMPC designation 78578 Alternate name(s) 2002 RM233 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.6713831 Peri 2.4841397 Eccentricity 0.0363190 Orbital period 1511.6891362 Mean anomaly 202.41951 Inclination 3.04333 Longitude of ascending node 178.49193 Argument of peri 92.16349 Absolute magnitude (H) 16.6 78578 Donpettit (2002 RM233) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 2002 by R. Matson on NEAT images taken at Palomar.
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