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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 | November 15, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 23014 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 VV173 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0294208 |
| Peri | 2.1131002 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1781851 |
| Orbital period | 1505.9741997 |
| Mean anomaly | 100.87768 |
| Inclination | 3.72427 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 178.76276 |
| Argument of peri | 141.92309 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.9 |
23014 Walstein (1999 VV173) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.
The asteroid is named in honor of Montgomery Blair High School teacher Eric Walstein, who mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search.