Discovery and designation
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Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
Discovery site | Socorro |
Discovery date | September 9, 1999 |
Designations
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MPC designation | 20566 |
Alternate name(s) | 1999 RV125 |
Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
Ap | 2.6692225 |
Peri | 2.1122035 |
Eccentricity | 0.1164964 |
Orbital period | 1350.1735479 |
Mean anomaly | 181.66132 |
Inclination | 7.65976 |
Longitude of ascending node | 320.21277 |
Argument of peri | 311.30872 |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
20566 Laurielee (1999 RV125) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
Named after Laurie Lee, who mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge.