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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | June 9, 1994 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 8887 |
| Alternate name(s) | 1994 LK1 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.8922242 |
| Peri | 2.2376178 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1276075 |
| Orbital period | 1500.4081735 |
| Mean anomaly | 101.60324 |
| Inclination | 15.88257 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 128.98611 |
| Argument of peri | 180.49176 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
8887 Scheeres (1994 LK1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 9, 1994 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. It is named in honor of Daniel J. Scheeres, now a professor at the University of Colorado.
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