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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | 14 November 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10416 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 VA32 |
| Epoch 14 May 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1348637 |
| Peri | 1.3478385 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3986491 |
| Orbital period | 1225.6409396 |
| Mean anomaly | 251.38682 |
| Inclination | 20.33165 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 257.83076 |
| Argument of peri | 251.23381 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
10416 Kottler (1998 VA32) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on 14 November 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. The asteroid is named for Herbert Kottler,[1] former associate director of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory.
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