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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 31, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 21355 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 FZ3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.3141679 |
| Peri | 2.5766211 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1252034 |
| Orbital period | 1846.3483282 |
| Mean anomaly | 293.21327 |
| Inclination | 1.57501 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 194.87178 |
| Argument of peri | 146.25457 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
21355 Pikovskaya (1997 FZ3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 31, 1997 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. Named for Olga Pikovskaya, an Intel Science Talent Search finalist from Midwood High School at Brooklyn College.