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Mascharak Discovery and designationDiscovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Discovery site Socorro Discovery date September 7, 1999 DesignationsMPC designation 21697 Alternate name(s) 1999 RW54 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 2.7866700 Peri 2.0793226 Eccentricity 0.1453655 Orbital period 1386.1511868 Mean anomaly 93.15228 Inclination 6.50483 Longitude of ascending node 180.21908 Argument of peri 169.33678 Absolute magnitude (H) 15.1 21697 Mascharak (1999 RW54) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It was named after Smita Mascharak as part of a 2nd place grand prize at the Intel ISEF.
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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1999
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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