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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 | January 23, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18601 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 BL11 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7663703 |
| Peri | 2.0497227 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1488027 |
| Orbital period | 1364.8839917 |
| Mean anomaly | 195.29588 |
| Inclination | 3.23756 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 98.39118 |
| Argument of peri | 110.64575 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.5 |
18601 Zafar (1998 BL11) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 23, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.