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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | Near-Earth Object Search |
| Discovery site | Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | December 3, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17196 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 XW234 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0026455 |
| Peri | 2.5430509 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828741 |
| Orbital period | 1686.5047250 |
| Mean anomaly | 175.82177 |
| Inclination | 7.53066 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 198.27211 |
| Argument of peri | 358.45566 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
17196 Mastrodemos (1999 XW234) is a main-belt asteroid discovered December 3, 1999 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station.
Asteroid 17196 Mastrodemos is named after Nickolaos Mastrodemos, a member of the navigation group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.