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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | October 18, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 29137 |
| Named after | Alan Boss |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 UY1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7965615 |
| Peri | 1.7897155 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2195345 |
| Orbital period | 1268.3638832 |
| Mean anomaly | 337.99993 |
| Inclination | 24.93945 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 215.09859 |
| Argument of peri | 168.74541 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.6 |
29137 Alanboss (1987 UY1) is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. The asteroid is named after astrophysicist Alan Boss.
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