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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 | March 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18659 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 FD33 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9041035 |
| Peri | 2.6161221 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0521684 |
| Orbital period | 1674.8991839 |
| Mean anomaly | 321.03016 |
| Inclination | 2.18836 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 135.62441 |
| Argument of peri | 160.95143 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
18659 Megangross (1998 FD33) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.