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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | P. Pravec and P. Kusnirák |
| Discovery site | Ondřejov |
| Discovery date | September 14, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 40459 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 RK43 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0818937 |
| Peri | 2.4512825 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1139691 |
| Orbital period | 1680.7966416 |
| Mean anomaly | 209.77955 |
| Inclination | 8.31641 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 250.54246 |
| Argument of peri | 210.85086 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
40459 Rektorys (1999 RK43) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 14, 1999 by P. Pravec and Peter Kušnirák at the Ondřejov Observatory.