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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 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17801 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 FH69 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4664867 |
| Peri | 2.7741735 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1109359 |
| Orbital period | 2013.2570741 |
| Mean anomaly | 302.97226 |
| Inclination | 0.81936 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 47.44704 |
| Argument of peri | 146.77357 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
17801 Zelkowitz (1998 FH69) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Named after Rachel Lauren Zelkowitz (b. 1985), who was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. Zelkowitz is currently an undergraduate senior at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.