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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 28, 1987 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7010 |
| Named after | John Locke |
| Alternate name(s) | 1987 QH3 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.6022591 |
| Peri | 1.9659813 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1392829 |
| Orbital period | 1260.8890024 |
| Mean anomaly | 315.00778 |
| Inclination | 6.30912 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 356.03563 |
| Argument of peri | 39.07434 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.0 |
7010 Locke (1987 QH3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 1987 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.