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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 | 17980 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JN56 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0717819 |
| Peri | 2.5904701 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0850036 |
| Orbital period | 1739.9518265 |
| Mean anomaly | 187.49764 |
| Inclination | 3.22649 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 80.95495 |
| Argument of peri | 292.41147 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
17980 Vanschaik (1999 JN56) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.