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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | September 30, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 10894 |
| Named after | R. Carlos Nakai |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 SE30 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7386594 |
| Peri | 2.3979768 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2184719 |
| Orbital period | 1963.1296977 |
| Mean anomaly | 275.41290 |
| Inclination | 1.96485 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 240.65229 |
| Argument of peri | 246.55806 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
10894 Nakai (1997 SE30) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1997 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It was named for flautist R. Carlos Nakai.[1]