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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | September 15, 1985 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10044 |
| Named after | Steve Squyres |
| Alternate name(s) | 1985 RU |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4219164 |
| Peri | 1.7037216 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3352158 |
| Orbital period | 1498.5641258 |
| Mean anomaly | 189.69635 |
| Inclination | 16.51928 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 318.23538 |
| Argument of peri | 31.87681 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 |
10044 Squyres (1985 RU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1985 by husband and wife team Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar. It is named after planetary scientist Steve Squyres.
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