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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | May 6, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16259 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 JR13 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1275861 |
| Peri | 2.2445287 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1643780 |
| Orbital period | 1607.9456815 |
| Mean anomaly | 120.32270 |
| Inclination | 11.27503 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 57.05814 |
| Argument of peri | 346.02875 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
16259 Housinger (2000 JR13) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 6, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.