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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | James Whitney Young |
| Discovery site | Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California |
| Discovery date | November 5, 2002 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 170027 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2002 VH5 |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0506272 |
| Peri | 2.8421770 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0353737 |
| Orbital period | 1847.2957591 |
| Mean anomaly | 317.57016 |
| Inclination | 3.41591 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 212.97481 |
| Argument of peri | 311.12011 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
170027 (2002 VH5) is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.