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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | N. Sato |
| Discovery site | Chichibu |
| Discovery date | November 30, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 118230 |
| Named after | Sado |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 WY2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4695408 |
| Peri | 1.9541514 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2794018 |
| Orbital period | 1631.1578702 |
| Mean anomaly | 221.96575 |
| Inclination | 11.11755 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 64.44610 |
| Argument of peri | 322.84879 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.7 |
118230 Sado (1996 WY2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1996 by N. Sato at Chichibu.