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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | M. Boeuf |
| Discovery site | Les Tardieux |
| Discovery date | February 24, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18617 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 DY9 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.2778949 |
| Peri | 2.0030441 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0642034 |
| Orbital period | 1143.8313240 |
| Mean anomaly | 83.03211 |
| Inclination | 3.08532 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 303.48692 |
| Argument of peri | 211.13515 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
18617 Puntel (1998 DY9) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1998 by Michel Boeuf at Les Tardieux.