Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
Discovery site | Socorro |
Discovery date | September 9, 1999 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 16073 |
Alternate name(s) | 1999 RK129 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.5638822 |
Peri | 1.9144790 |
Eccentricity | 0.1450091 |
Orbital period | 1223.8610477 |
Mean anomaly | 172.26569 |
Inclination | 4.92697 |
Longitude of ascending node | 336.76408 |
Argument of peri | 51.59018 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
16073 Gaskin (1999 RK129) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.