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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1965 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 2301 |
| Named after | Albert Whitford |
| Alternate name(s) | 1965 WJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.8700117 |
| Peri | 2.5023431 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2146253 |
| Orbital period | 2077.3196852 |
| Mean anomaly | 197.64568 |
| Inclination | 11.73737 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 79.55430 |
| Argument of peri | 5.23151 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.8 |
2301 Whitford (1965 WJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 20, 1965 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory.
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