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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | February 10, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10177 |
| Named after | Harlan Ellison |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 CK9 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6655833 |
| Peri | 1.9481649 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1554958 |
| Orbital period | 1279.7768524 |
| Mean anomaly | 16.60590 |
| Inclination | 6.58776 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 152.03708 |
| Argument of peri | 174.68232 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
10177 Ellison (1996 CK9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 10, 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It is named after American science fiction writer Harlan Ellison[1].
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