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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8744 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1998 FE59 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.6678490 |
| Peri | 2.5887272 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1724780 |
| Orbital period | 2020.9637943 |
| Mean anomaly | 43.21567 |
| Inclination | 2.60712 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 94.25484 |
| Argument of peri | 331.77080 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.3 |
8744 Cilla (1998 FE59) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1998 by LINEAR at Socorro. It was named after Priscilla Annette, the deceased four-year old niece of a Lincoln Laboratory team member.
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