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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | D. S. Dixon |
| Discovery site | Jornada Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 5, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 38540 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 VG2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2932891 |
| Peri | 2.6646513 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1055126 |
| Orbital period | 1878.0090204 |
| Mean anomaly | 254.82307 |
| Inclination | 11.19577 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 74.32445 |
| Argument of peri | 300.66912 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
38540 Stevens (1999 VG2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 5, 1999 by D. S. Dixon at Jornada Observatory.