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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 | March 19, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17041 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 FB30 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4755270 |
| Peri | 2.0679790 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0896990 |
| Orbital period | 1250.6623734 |
| Mean anomaly | 324.98533 |
| Inclination | 3.49898 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 82.69606 |
| Argument of peri | 15.86903 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
17041 Castagna (1999 FB30) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 19, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
The asteroid is named after Pedro Turibeo Castagna, 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair winner.
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