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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. G. Comba |
| Discovery site | Prescott |
| Discovery date | December 8, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 27922 |
| Named after | Lorenzo Mascheroni |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 XW8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2509219 |
| Peri | 2.8516215 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0654318 |
| Orbital period | 1946.7929587 |
| Mean anomaly | 271.70392 |
| Inclination | 8.97675 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 201.46196 |
| Argument of peri | 321.62400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.6 |
27922 Mascheroni (1996 XW8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 8, 1996 by P. G. Comba at Prescott.