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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 | May 10, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18789 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 JV56 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7247256 |
| Peri | 1.8483348 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1916421 |
| Orbital period | 1262.8850673 |
| Mean anomaly | 169.94382 |
| Inclination | 3.78167 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 124.69797 |
| Argument of peri | 176.95285 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.1 |
18789 Metzger (1999 JV56) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.