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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Xinglong |
| Discovery date | June 7, 1996 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7145 |
| Named after | Lin Zexu |
| Alternate name(s) | 1996 LO |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.0176683 |
| Peri | 2.1079347 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1774881 |
| Orbital period | 1498.5487180 |
| Mean anomaly | 178.71443 |
| Inclination | 9.01770 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 179.65287 |
| Argument of peri | 248.61436 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
7145 Linzexu (1996 LO) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 7, 1996 by the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong. Its name echoes that of Lin Zexu.