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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | January 2, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15412 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 AU3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7820687 |
| Peri | 2.5697823 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1908556 |
| Orbital period | 2067.3018145 |
| Mean anomaly | 353.57382 |
| Inclination | 2.88733 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 99.78520 |
| Argument of peri | 292.22890 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.9 |
15412 Schaefer (1998 AU3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 2, 1998 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.