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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Broughton |
| Discovery site | Reedy Creek |
| Discovery date | August 12, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 44217 |
| Named after | Frank Whittle |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 PO1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7420347 |
| Peri | 2.4179325 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0628109 |
| Orbital period | 1513.6443051 |
| Mean anomaly | 347.91653 |
| Inclination | 13.63397 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 275.30832 |
| Argument of peri | 147.17039 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
44217 Whittle (1998 PO1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.