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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 | December 6, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 23045 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 XT27 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8800603 |
| Peri | 2.8399521 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0070119 |
| Orbital period | 1766.6433879 |
| Mean anomaly | 208.43509 |
| Inclination | 2.33248 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 156.87753 |
| Argument of peri | 322.13099 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
23045 Sarahocken (1999 XT27) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 6, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. It is named for Sarah Hocken, a science teacher at South Eugene High School, Eugene, Oregon. She mentored a 2007 science talent search finalist.