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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | September 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 56000 |
| Named after | Mesopotamia |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 SN144 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.7713349 |
| Peri | 1.9705103 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1688846 |
| Orbital period | 1333.4431202 |
| Mean anomaly | 175.58333 |
| Inclination | 8.36722 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 25.15391 |
| Argument of peri | 67.76730 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.3 |
56000 Mesopotamia (1998 SN144) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1998 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.