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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 7, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16269 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 JP44 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6442962 |
| Peri | 2.5836714 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1703003 |
| Orbital period | 2007.1182449 |
| Mean anomaly | 53.36962 |
| Inclination | 0.74755 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 145.74150 |
| Argument of peri | 214.27541 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
16269 Merkord (2000 JP44) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 7, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.