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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | April 24, 1992 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 7948 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 HY |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.5580158 |
| Peri | 2.3270564 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0472786 |
| Orbital period | 1394.3118043 |
| Mean anomaly | 146.54215 |
| Inclination | 0.53467 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 192.31147 |
| Argument of peri | 306.67129 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.2 |
7948 Whitaker (1992 HY) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.