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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Meyer |
| Discovery site | Linz |
| Discovery date | March 7, 1997 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 29427 |
| Named after | Oswald Thomas |
| Alternate name(s) | 1997 EJ11 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.3713647 |
| Peri | 2.0027227 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0842786 |
| Orbital period | 1181.3663867 |
| Mean anomaly | 97.53744 |
| Inclination | 5.20369 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 164.28455 |
| Argument of peri | 81.97165 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.6 |
29427 Oswaldthomas (1997 EJ11) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 7, 1997 by E. Meyer at Linz. It was named after Oswald Thomas, a significant popularizer of astronomy, in 2004.