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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | J. Ticha and M. Tichy |
| Discovery site | Klet |
| Discovery date | August 6, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 44597 |
| Named after | Henry David Thoreau |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 PW |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5181877 |
| Peri | 1.9902643 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1170964 |
| Orbital period | 1236.2167413 |
| Mean anomaly | 305.54526 |
| Inclination | 5.03754 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 208.63676 |
| Argument of peri | 7.35568 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.4 |
44597 Thoreau (1999 PW) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1999 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet.