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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | V. S. Casulli |
| Discovery site | Colleverde di Guidonia |
| Discovery date | January 21, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18596 |
| Named after | Tarquinius Superbus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 BA4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6508209 |
| Peri | 2.0968383 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1166854 |
| Orbital period | 1335.8962255 |
| Mean anomaly | 282.40917 |
| Inclination | 3.34907 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.05375 |
| Argument of peri | 13.51861 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.0 |
18596 Superbus (1998 BA4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 21, 1998 by V. S. Casulli at Colleverde di Guidonia.