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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Observatory |
| Discovery date | January 28, 1993 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 24761 |
| Named after | Kinich Ahau |
| Alternate name(s) | 1993 BW2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 1.743487344434774 |
| Peri | .926569686143578 |
| Eccentricity | .3059551346415422 |
| Orbital period | 563.4225695153242 |
| Mean anomaly | 11.76066312232057 |
| Inclination | 21.92047051285951 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 121.1253643326585 |
| Argument of peri | 287.4791237855585 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.4 |
24761 Ahau (1993 BW2) is an Apollo asteroid and Near-Earth object discovered on January 28, 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.
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