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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | D. S. Dixon and J. Stevens |
| Discovery site | Jornada Observatory |
| Discovery date | November 13, 1999 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 60186 |
| Named after | Las Cruces |
| Alternate name(s) | 1999 VH22 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.7589845 |
| Peri | 2.5721335 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1874631 |
| Orbital period | 2057.1883504 |
| Mean anomaly | 123.99267 |
| Inclination | 14.81660 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 42.36914 |
| Argument of peri | 58.85192 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.0 |
60186 Las Cruces (1999 VH22) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 13, 1999 by D. S. Dixon and J. Stevens at Jornada Observatory.