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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. W. Juels |
| Discovery site | Fountain Hills |
| Discovery date | December 7, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 19730 |
| Named after | Niccolò Machiavelli |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 XO36 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 4.4524873 |
| Peri | 1.8290897 |
| Eccentricity | 0.4176336 |
| Orbital period | 2033.0893193 |
| Mean anomaly | 151.35607 |
| Inclination | 22.83092 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 36.86292 |
| Argument of peri | 97.18283 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
19730 Machiavelli (1999 XO36) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 7, 1999 by C. W. Juels at Fountain Hills. It is named for Italian philosopher and statesman Niccolò Machiavelli.