- 18946 Massar
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Massar Discovery and designationDiscovered by Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team Discovery site Socorro Discovery date August 24, 2000 DesignationsMPC designation 18946 Alternate name(s) 2000 QM75 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.5889176 Peri 2.5054096 Eccentricity 0.1777896 Orbital period 1942.8625705 Mean anomaly 128.77821 Inclination 0.52224 Longitude of ascending node 340.93449 Argument of peri 46.33967 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.4 18946 Massar (2000 QM75) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 24, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
18946 Massar was named after Sonny Raye Massar of St. Charles, Missouri. Sonny is married to Bryon Thompson and is now Sonny Raye Thompson.
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Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2000
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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