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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek Observatory |
| Discovery date | July 5, 2000 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 30444 |
| Named after | Shemp Howard |
| Alternate name(s) | 2000 NY1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2452057 |
| Peri | 2.2981097 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1708537 |
| Orbital period | 1685.4187449 |
| Mean anomaly | 209.13336 |
| Inclination | 8.02383 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 300.53508 |
| Argument of peri | 44.80579 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.9 |
30444 Shemp (2000 NY1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 5, 2000 by John Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after comedian Shemp Howard.