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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 | February 20, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17889 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 DH3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6630396 |
| Peri | 2.1491632 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1067861 |
| Orbital period | 1363.2305960 |
| Mean anomaly | 167.12424 |
| Inclination | 4.64892 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 161.21588 |
| Argument of peri | 56.66780 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
17889 Liechty (1999 DH3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. In 2003, it was named after Anthony David Liechty, a prize winner in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. †