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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | January 12, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 11998 |
| Named after | Fermilab |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 AG7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.8175165 |
| Peri | 2.3160999 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2447849 |
| Orbital period | 1961.6808532 |
| Mean anomaly | 221.18122 |
| Inclination | 4.24262 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 87.36138 |
| Argument of peri | 257.55772 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
11998 Fermilab (1996 AG7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. The asteroid is named after the Fermilab particle accelerator in Batavia, IL.