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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 | 17970 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JA48 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6139222 |
| Peri | 1.9301434 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1504773 |
| Orbital period | 1250.8934333 |
| Mean anomaly | 211.91933 |
| Inclination | 5.11440 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 21.29763 |
| Argument of peri | 232.17659 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
17970 Palepu (1999 JA48) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.