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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 | May 23, 2003 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 120174 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2003 KM3 |
| Epoch November 30, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1118069 |
| Peri | 2.1942351 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1729296 |
| Orbital period | 1578.3723009 |
| Mean anomaly | 17.83822 |
| Inclination | 14.15878 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 105.14760 |
| Argument of peri | 215.50075 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
120174 Jeffjenny (2003 KM3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 23, 2003 by James Whitney Young at the Table Mountain Observatory near Wrightwood, California.
Named using the combination of the common first names for the discoverer’s first children Jeffrey and Jennifer (with his first wife Frances).
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