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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | James Whitney Young |
| Discovery site | Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California |
| Discovery date | January 26, 2003 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 120038 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2003 BR1 |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6835752 |
| Peri | 1.9377152 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1613965 |
| Orbital period | 1282.9162911 |
| Mean anomaly | 339.67574 |
| Inclination | 7.24232 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 309.73023 |
| Argument of peri | 62.22160 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.4 |
120038 Franlainsher (2003 BR1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.
Named using the combination of the first name of the discoverer’s first wife Frances and the truncated form of her sister’s name Elaine Fisher.
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