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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | L. Šarounová and P. Kušnirák |
| Discovery site | Ondřejov |
| Discovery date | July 18, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18838 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 OQ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1037191 |
| Peri | 2.6286497 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0828749 |
| Orbital period | 1772.3708651 |
| Mean anomaly | 237.96181 |
| Inclination | 1.28312 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 216.93254 |
| Argument of peri | 166.88999 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
18838 Shannon (1999 OQ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 18, 1999 by L. Šarounová and Peter Kušnirák at the Ondřejov Observatory.