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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 17, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17938 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 HW6 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8036263 |
| Peri | 1.9073171 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1902611 |
| Orbital period | 1320.4296546 |
| Mean anomaly | 198.53334 |
| Inclination | 3.78701 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 209.46003 |
| Argument of peri | 338.81619 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
17938 Tamsendrew (1999 HW6) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.