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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | G. Masi |
| Discovery site | Ceccano |
| Discovery date | September 6, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 40409 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 RS2 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.9573640 |
| Peri | 1.9429228 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2070167 |
| Orbital period | 1400.8307549 |
| Mean anomaly | 108.80020 |
| Inclination | 3.52020 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 115.60604 |
| Argument of peri | 205.04658 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.6 |
40409 Taichikato (1999 RS2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 6, 1999 by G. Masi at Ceccano.