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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 | March 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 20274 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 FZ40 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7189117 |
| Peri | 2.2505331 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0942517 |
| Orbital period | 1430.5902071 |
| Mean anomaly | 109.60038 |
| Inclination | 0.13795 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 250.95245 |
| Argument of peri | 41.25772 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.8 |
20274 Halperin (1998 FZ40) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It is named after Bruce Halperin, a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search.