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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Meyer and E. Obermair |
| Discovery site | Davidschlag Observatory, Linz |
| Discovery date | January 17, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 15949 |
| Named after | Georg Joachim Rheticus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 BQ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6069662 |
| Peri | 1.9614636 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1412964 |
| Orbital period | 1260.9674394 |
| Mean anomaly | 321.39323 |
| Inclination | 7.41699 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 106.10477 |
| Argument of peri | 356.87208 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
15949 Rhaeticus (1998 BQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 17, 1998 by E. Meyer and E. Obermair at the Davidschlag Observatory, Linz.