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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 | May 10, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 17961 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JB37 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6808980 |
| Peri | 1.9944144 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1468316 |
| Orbital period | 1305.4774898 |
| Mean anomaly | 59.88483 |
| Inclination | 7.12055 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 50.40767 |
| Argument of peri | 317.93505 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
17961 Mariagorodnitsky (1999 JB37) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
This and 19 other asteroids were named after winners in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world.
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