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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | JPL/GEODSS NEAT |
| Discovery site | Haleakala |
| Discovery date | January 24, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16878 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 BL9 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1915415 |
| Peri | 2.1677289 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1910358 |
| Orbital period | 1602.1823147 |
| Mean anomaly | 201.98880 |
| Inclination | 11.95686 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 140.94971 |
| Argument of peri | 272.74966 |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0483 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.10 |
16878 Tombickler (1998 BL9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1998 by JPL/GEODSS NEAT at Haleakala.