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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | F. Borngen |
| Discovery site | Tautenburg |
| Discovery date | September 8, 1990 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12244 |
| Named after | Franz Werfel |
| Alternate name(s) | 1990 RY2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4028155 |
| Peri | 2.7429519 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1073688 |
| Orbital period | 1967.5130799 |
| Mean anomaly | 250.54884 |
| Inclination | 8.99843 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 189.17193 |
| Argument of peri | 165.32911 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
12244 Werfel (1988 RY2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 8, 1990 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.