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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Y. Shimizu and T. Urata |
| Discovery site | Nachi-Katsuura Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17712 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 WK7 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4736343 |
| Peri | 2.0646917 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0901087 |
| Orbital period | 1248.5242270 |
| Mean anomaly | 299.95631 |
| Inclination | 4.37764 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 43.03985 |
| Argument of peri | 107.93942 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.7 |
17712 Fatherwilliam (1997 WK7) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 19, 1997 by Y. Shimizu and T. Urata at the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory.