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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | A. Boattini and L. Tesi |
| Discovery site | San Marcello Pistoiese |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16797 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 CA17 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6788344 |
| Peri | 2.7180020 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1502043 |
| Orbital period | 2089.3024753 |
| Mean anomaly | 35.13456 |
| Inclination | 7.83709 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 283.87118 |
| Argument of peri | 157.98605 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
16797 Wilkerson (1997 CA17) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1997 by A. Boattini and L. Tesi at San Marcello Pistoiese.