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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | R. H. McNaught and J. B. Child |
| Discovery site | Macquarie |
| Discovery date | August 15, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17640 |
| Named after | Mount Stromlo Observatory |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 PA7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1418733 |
| Peri | 1.5060481 |
| Eccentricity | 0.3519477 |
| Orbital period | 1294.0218133 |
| Mean anomaly | 89.28942 |
| Inclination | 25.43904 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 85.79767 |
| Argument of peri | 303.81788 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
17640 Mount Stromlo (1996 PA7) is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on August 15, 1996 by R. H. McNaught and J. B. Child at Macquarie.
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