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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Walter R. Cooney, Jr. |
| Discovery site | Baton Rouge |
| Discovery date | November 27, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 49350 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 WQ8 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6175431 |
| Peri | 2.2047465 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856018 |
| Orbital period | 1367.5190299 |
| Mean anomaly | 233.16129 |
| Inclination | 6.92825 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 76.22726 |
| Argument of peri | 295.10420 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.4 |
49350 Katheynix (1998 WQ8) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 27, 1998 by Walter R. Cooney, Jr. at Baton Rouge.