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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 | September 7, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 18851 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 RP84 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7792196 |
| Peri | 1.9758464 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1689510 |
| Orbital period | 1339.0236881 |
| Mean anomaly | 309.97999 |
| Inclination | 3.58782 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 272.59180 |
| Argument of peri | 265.06149 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
18851 Winmesser (1999 RP84) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 17, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It is notable in that it resembles a lion.