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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Norman G. Thomas |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | September 2, 1983 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 4568 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1983 RY3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.2013822 |
| Peri | 2.8701946 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0545472 |
| Orbital period | 1931.9935066 |
| Mean anomaly | 337.15442 |
| Inclination | 10.65672 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 7.17764 |
| Argument of peri | 233.18421 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.9 |
4568 Menkaure (1983 RY3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1983 by Norman G. Thomas at Flagstaff.
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