- 17196 Mastrodemos
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Mastrodemos Discovery[1] and designationDiscovered by Near-Earth Object Search Discovery site Lowell Observatory Discovery date December 3, 1999 DesignationsMPC designation 17196 Alternate name(s) 1999 XW234 Epoch May 14, 2008 Ap 3.0026455 Peri 2.5430509 Eccentricity 0.0828741 Orbital period 1686.5047250 Mean anomaly 175.82177 Inclination 7.53066 Longitude of ascending node 198.27211 Argument of peri 358.45566 Absolute magnitude (H) 14.4 17196 Mastrodemos (1999 XW234) is a main-belt asteroid discovered December 3, 1999 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station.
Asteroid 17196 Mastrodemos is named after Nickolaos Mastrodemos, a member of the navigation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Footnotes
Categories:- Main Belt asteroids
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1999
- Main Belt asteroid stubs
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