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Discovery and designation
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| Discovery site | Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research |
| Discovery date | December 7, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 25515 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 XU99 |
| Ap | 2.3163189 |
| Peri | 2.1641627 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0656888 |
| Orbital period | 1287.6444187 |
| Mean anomaly | 234.41433 |
| Inclination | 4.13792 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 68.19089 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
25515 Briancarey (provisional designation: 1999 XU99) is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project in Socorro, New Mexico on December 7, 1999.[1] It is named after Brian Carey, who mentored a finalist at the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search.[1]
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