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| MPC designation | 18235 |
| Named after | Donald Lynden-Bell |
| Alternate name(s) | 1003 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5804606 |
| Peri | 2.5942346 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1597206 |
| Orbital period | 1981.4207679 |
| Mean anomaly | 33.07155 |
| Inclination | 0.70968 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 218.25385 |
| Argument of peri | 262.43158 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
18235 Lynden-Bell (1003 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1979 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels. Like many asteroid belt bodies, it has an orbit of about 5,5 years.
The asteroid is named for astronomer Donald Lynden-Bell.
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