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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 | April 29, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17258 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 HK90 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6628708 |
| Peri | 1.8398480 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1827835 |
| Orbital period | 1233.8594053 |
| Mean anomaly | 334.69617 |
| Inclination | 4.65091 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 70.63548 |
| Argument of peri | 326.53151 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
17258 Whalen (2000 HK90) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 29, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.