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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | R. Linderholm |
| Discovery site | Lime Creek |
| Discovery date | August 28, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 14969 |
| Named after | Willa Cather |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 QC1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6079679 |
| Peri | 1.9652549 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1405383 |
| Orbital period | 1262.9523659 |
| Mean anomaly | 72.92137 |
| Inclination | 3.41470 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 169.67911 |
| Argument of peri | 120.32505 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
14969 Willacather (1997 QC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 1997 by R. Linderholm at Lime Creek.