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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Sloan Digital Sky Survey |
| Discovery date | September 19, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 202930 Ivezic |
| Named after | Zeljko Ivezic |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 SG172 |
| Minor planet category |
main belt asteroid |
| Aphelion | 3.0711241 AU (459,433,626.015 km) |
| Perihelion | 2.3694635 AU (354,466,694.301 km) |
| Semi-major axis | 2.7202938 AU (406,950,160.158 km) |
| Eccentricity | 0.1289678 |
| Orbital period | 1638.7856125 days 4.49 years |
| Mean anomaly | 230.44830° |
| Inclination | 4.55963° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.8 |
202930 Ivezic (provisional designation 1998 SG172) is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey team on September 19, 1998 at the Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. 202930 Ivezic is named after Zeljko Ivezic, a Croatian-American astrophysicist.