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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek |
| Discovery date | April 28, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 21476 |
| Named after | Flinders Petrie |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 HW101 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.3355974 |
| Peri | 2.0935636 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0546455 |
| Orbital period | 1203.7481507 |
| Mean anomaly | 27.28788 |
| Inclination | 6.49142 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 31.58185 |
| Argument of peri | 181.58584 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
21476 Petrie (1998 HW101) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 28, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.