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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro, New Mexico |
| Discovery date | April 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 16944 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 HK45 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9029545 |
| Peri | 1.9868555 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1873486 |
| Orbital period | 1396.3407262 |
| Mean anomaly | 154.55802 |
| Inclination | 9.87539 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 8.50618 |
| Argument of peri | 293.04978 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
16944 Wangler (1998 HK45) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 20, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro, New Mexico.