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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Alfredo Caronia and Luciano Tesi |
| Discovery site | Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory |
| Discovery date | May 5, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 100897 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 JW3 |
| Ap | 2.5194656 |
| Peri | 1.8286422 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1588791 |
| Orbital period | 1170.8570557 |
| Mean anomaly | 232.55107 |
| Inclination | 1.47106 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 357.06394 |
| Argument of peri | 311.01409 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
100897 Piatra Neamt (provisional designation: 1998 JW3) is a main belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alfredo Caronia and Luciano Tesi in the Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, Italy, on May 5, 1998. It is named after Piatra Neamţ, A city in Romania.