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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 | April 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18697 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 HB39 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5064873 |
| Peri | 2.7083923 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1284168 |
| Orbital period | 2000.7946489 |
| Mean anomaly | 197.59550 |
| Inclination | 1.18979 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.30533 |
| Argument of peri | 309.92016 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
18697 Kathanson (1998 HB39) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 20, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.