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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 | October 24, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 22132 |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 UD21 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1833814 |
| Peri | 2.6989072 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0823615 |
| Orbital period | 1842.3533075 |
| Mean anomaly | 148.03564 |
| Inclination | 2.65082 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 148.63430 |
| Argument of peri | 285.28184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.5 |
22132 Merkley (2000 UD21) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.