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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 | 17971 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JZ50 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6513769 |
| Peri | 1.8861039 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1686559 |
| Orbital period | 1248.1754968 |
| Mean anomaly | 182.44475 |
| Inclination | 2.93776 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 128.45977 |
| Argument of peri | 167.63473 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
17971 Samuelhowell (1999 JZ50) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.