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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak |
| Discovery date | March 27, 1995 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8216 |
| Named after | H. Jay Melosh |
| Alternate name(s) | 1995 FX14 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.1197903 |
| Peri | 1.9987871 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2190068 |
| Orbital period | 1495.4687919 |
| Mean anomaly | 292.55715 |
| Inclination | 4.26486 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 76.47359 |
| Argument of peri | 269.30728 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.8 |
8216 Melosh (1995 FX14) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 27, 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
The asteroid is named for geophysicist and planetary scientist Jay Melosh.
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