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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date | September 29, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18238 |
| Named after | Frank Shu |
| Alternate name(s) | 1241 T-2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3187563 |
| Peri | 2.8055143 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838046 |
| Orbital period | 1957.1989938 |
| Mean anomaly | 230.68121 |
| Inclination | 8.80769 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 4.84136 |
| Argument of peri | 286.06353 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
18238 Frankshu (1241 T-2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld.[1] It was named after astrophysicist Frank Shu.