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Frank B. Zoltowski
Born Frank B. Zoltowski
1957Pennsylvania
Education UofA Known for discovery of minor planets Parent(s) Frank Zoltowski, Constance Zoltowski
Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera , South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a "Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches.[ 2] [ 3]
Zoltowski conducts these searches from his home with a charge-coupled device camera.[ 2] He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids . He authored CCDTRACK, a computer program that auto-guides electronically controlled telescopes by tracking a user-selected celestial object.
He is mentioned in NASA's asteroid tracking database as an observer for asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2 .[ 4] Astronomers at the Minor Planet Center used Zoltowski's work to work out an estimated approach distance for (137108) 1999 AN10 of 56,500 kilometers, and a closest approach date of Aug 7, 2027.[ 5] It was thought to potentially crash into Earth.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The main-belt asteroid 18292 Zoltowski , discovered at the Agassiz Station of the Harvard College Observatory in 1977, was named in his honor.[ 3] Naming citation was published on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42676 ).[ 9]
List of discovered minor planets
Frank Zoltowski is credited by the Minor Planet Center for the discovery of 228 numbered minor planets between 1997 and 2003.[ 1]
(12922) 1998 WW19
27 November 1998
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(13296) 1998 RV
11 September 1998
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(13742) 1998 SX22
23 September 1998
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(13776) 1998 UK1
19 October 1998
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(14169) 1998 UZ24
25 October 1998
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(14204) 1999 AM20
12 January 1999
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(14530) 1997 PR
1 August 1997
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(14536) 1997 RY2
3 September 1997
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(14557) 1997 VG8
15 November 1997
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(14592) 1998 SV22
20 September 1998
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(14991) 1997 UV14
31 October 1997
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(15043) 1998 XW9
11 December 1998
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(15383) 1997 SE3
21 September 1997
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(15410) 1997 YZ
19 December 1997
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(15475) 1999 BQ14
24 January 1999
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(15936) 1997 YM4
22 December 1997
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(16916) 1998 FM15
27 March 1998
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(16963) 1998 RE2
12 September 1998
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(17227) 2000 CW80
11 February 2000
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(17708) 1997 WB
18 November 1997
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(17750) 1998 DZ1
18 February 1998
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(17775) 1998 FH
18 March 1998
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(17828) 1998 HK8
22 April 1998
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(17854) 1998 JC4
5 May 1998
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(17916) 1999 GZ3
10 April 1999
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(18600) 1998 BK10
24 January 1998
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(18757) 1999 HT
18 April 1999
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(19375) 1998 AB5
6 January 1998
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(19387) 1998 DA2
18 February 1998
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(19404) 1998 FO5
24 March 1998
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(19471) 1998 HK52
25 April 1998
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(19472) 1998 HL52
27 April 1998
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(19505) 1998 MC
16 June 1998
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(19566) 1999 KO6
23 May 1999
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(19579) 1999 MB1
23 June 1999
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(20319) 1998 GK1
5 April 1998
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(20365) 1998 KD5
24 May 1998
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(20398) 1998 NQ
11 July 1998
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(20457) 1999 LX7
10 June 1999
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(20463) 1999 MC1
23 June 1999
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(20464) 1999 MD1
24 June 1999
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(20619) 1999 SB10
30 September 1999
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(21442) 1998 GF1
4 April 1998
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(21567) 1998 RB2
1 September 1998
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(22620) 1998 KZ26
23 May 1998
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(22634) 1998 MN7
22 June 1998
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(22636) 1998 MV13
25 June 1998
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(22761) 1998 YH4
16 December 1998
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(22770) 1999 BR14
24 January 1999
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(23740) 1998 KP3
25 May 1998
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(23793) 1998 QK26
23 August 1998
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(23846) 1998 RF
1 September 1998
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(24958) 1997 SS31
28 September 1997
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(25008) 1998 PL
8 August 1998
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(25009) 1998 PG1
15 August 1998
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(25028) 1998 QL26
25 August 1998
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(25839) 2000 ES50
11 March 2000
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(26226) 1998 GJ1
4 April 1998
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(26280) 1998 SW22
20 September 1998
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(26354) 1998 YJ4
16 December 1998
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(26980) 1997 UQ10
29 October 1997
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(26983) 1997 VA
1 November 1997
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(27124) 1998 WA20
29 November 1998
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(27166) 1999 AN20
12 January 1999
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(27183) 1999 CF4
10 February 1999
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(28029) 1998 DW9
20 February 1998
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(28363) 1999 GN6
14 April 1999
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(28372) 1999 HU
18 April 1999
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(29495) 1997 WU7
27 November 1997
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(29739) 1999 BM9
16 January 1999
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(29751) 1999 CE4
9 February 1999
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(29752) 1999 CG4
10 February 1999
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(29831) 1999 EV4
13 March 1999
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(31350) 1998 SF2
17 September 1998
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(31606) 1999 GX4
13 April 1999
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(31668) 1999 JX3
6 May 1999
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(33099) 1997 YN8
27 December 1997
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(33178) 1998 FL15
27 March 1998
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(33211) 1998 FG74
30 March 1998
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(33286) 1998 KA
16 May 1998
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(33321) 1998 QL
17 August 1998
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(33533) 1999 HV3
19 April 1999
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(33712) 1999 LE19
10 June 1999
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(35480) 1998 FN5
24 March 1998
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(35485) 1998 FZ14
24 March 1998
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(35562) 1998 GL1
5 April 1998
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(35622) 1998 JF4
5 May 1998
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(35729) 1999 GZ4
13 April 1999
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(35758) 1999 HE
16 April 1999
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(35759) 1999 HQ
17 April 1999
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(37819) 1998 BE5
20 January 1998
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(37936) 1998 GH1
4 April 1998
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(38209) 1999 NE
4 July 1999
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(38444) 1999 SY9
29 September 1999
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(39889) 1998 FG
17 March 1998
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(40027) 1998 JH4
15 May 1998
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(40100) 1998 PV
12 August 1998
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(40105) 1998 QL4
17 August 1998
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(40170) 1998 RK
1 September 1998
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(42617) 1998 FJ1
20 March 1998
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(44168) 1998 JJ4
15 May 1998
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(44198) 1998 MP24
25 June 1998
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(44308) 1998 RG
1 September 1998
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(44486) 1998 WZ19
29 November 1998
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(46847) 1998 QM26
25 August 1998
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(46918) 1998 SC
16 September 1998
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(48783) 1997 SR
20 September 1997
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(48787) 1997 SY4
26 September 1997
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(48833) 1997 YA5
24 December 1997
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(48899) 1998 MM7
17 June 1998
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(48930) 1998 PW
14 August 1998
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(48937) 1998 QN4
21 August 1998
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(49039) 1998 RH
1 September 1998
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(49042) 1998 RD2
12 September 1998
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(49271) 1998 UG15
20 October 1998
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(51280) 2000 KG4
24 May 2000
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(52614) 1997 UP10
29 October 1997
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(52618) 1997 VP2
4 November 1997
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(52759) 1998 MW13
25 June 1998
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(52771) 1998 PX
14 August 1998
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(53144) 1999 BN9
22 January 1999
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(55867) 1997 RX2
3 September 1997
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(55882) 1997 WY1
20 November 1997
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(55899) 1998 BJ10
24 January 1998
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(56044) 1998 XU17
15 December 1998
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(56218) 1999 HP4
26 April 1999
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(56278) 1999 KB
16 May 1999
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(58936) 1998 PJ1
13 August 1998
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(59422) 1999 GD4
12 April 1999
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(59423) 1999 GE4
12 April 1999
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(59471) 1999 HP
17 April 1999
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(59758) 1999 MH
18 June 1999
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(59761) 1999 MZ
23 June 1999
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(60531) 2000 EF50
9 March 2000
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(65958) 1998 GG1
4 April 1998
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(66001) 1998 OG1
17 July 1998
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(66279) 1999 JK11
12 May 1999
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(69761) 1998 QM4
21 August 1998
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(69844) 1998 SY22
23 September 1998
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(70057) 1999 JJ11
12 May 1999
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(70122) 1999 MX
22 June 1999
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(70123) 1999 ME1
24 June 1999
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(70124) 1999 NY
10 July 1999
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(70220) 1999 RF44
13 September 1999
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(70430) 1999 TM2
2 October 1999
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(70432) 1999 TO3
3 October 1999
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(71551) 2000 DW6
27 February 2000
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(73992) 1998 FK1
20 March 1998
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(74019) 1998 GY
2 April 1998
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(74026) 1998 HL8
22 April 1998
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(74069) 1998 MO7
22 June 1998
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(74078) 1998 NP
3 July 1998
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(74079) 1998 NS
11 July 1998
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(74121) 1998 QT53
28 August 1998
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(74362) 1998 WY19
29 November 1998
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(74534) 1999 JA
1 May 1999
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(75850) 2000 CC
2 February 2000
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(77958) 2002 HR10
21 April 2002
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(79517) 1998 MD
16 June 1998
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(79518) 1998 MF3
16 June 1998
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(80084) 1999 KN6
23 May 1999
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(80692) 2000 CD
2 February 2000
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(84778) 2002 XP59
10 December 2002
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(85481) 1997 OG1
27 July 1997
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(85647) 1998 PZ
14 August 1998
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(85675) 1998 RC2
3 September 1998
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(85971) 1999 GW5
15 April 1999
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(90921) 1997 QP4
22 August 1997
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(91112) 1998 HJ52
25 April 1998
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(91401) 1999 MY
22 June 1999
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(91402) 1999 NW
9 July 1999
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(92489) 2000 MK
24 June 2000
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(96436) 1998 FS72
28 March 1998
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(96722) 1999 LO4
10 June 1999
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(99916) 1998 AA5
3 January 1998
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(100898) 1998 JG4
15 May 1998
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(101494) 1998 XD3
8 December 1998
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(101859) 1999 LA
2 June 1999
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(104766) 2000 HG24
29 April 2000
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(112050) 2002 JF9
7 May 2002
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(114299) 2002 XL37
9 December 2002
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(114392) 2002 YK7
31 December 2002
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(118367) 1999 GC4
12 April 1999
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(120853) 1998 QK4
17 August 1998
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(121122) 1999 HW3
21 April 1999
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(121233) 1999 RU36
10 September 1999
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(121853) 2000 CT34
3 February 2000
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(129770) 1999 HV
18 April 1999
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(129812) 1999 MA1
23 June 1999
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(130611) 2000 SP23
26 September 2000
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(137241) 1999 RV36
11 September 1999
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(138118) 2000 EA4
1 March 2000
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(138142) 2000 EE50
9 March 2000
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(145989) 2000 BL15
30 January 2000
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(150179) 1998 FN15
27 March 1998
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(152757) 1999 JL11
12 May 1999
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(164767) 1998 YK4
18 December 1998
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(175739) 1998 JL4
5 May 1998
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(175741) 1998 MQ24
26 June 1998
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(176996) 2003 AW16
5 January 2003
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(182133) 2000 SO23
26 September 2000
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(192630) 1999 LL
5 June 1999
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(200154) 1998 RJ
1 September 1998
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(210510) 1998 NR
11 July 1998
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(216924) 1998 QV53
26 August 1998
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(217231) 2003 BY46
31 January 2003
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(234069) 1999 OA
16 July 1999
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(234144) 2000 ET50
11 March 2000
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(234714) 2002 JX67
11 May 2002
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(257573) 1999 CH4
10 February 1999
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(257848) 2000 MJ
24 June 2000
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(259171) 2003 AB
1 January 2003
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(269858) 2000 EB4
4 March 2000
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(285280) 1998 SF28
24 September 1998
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(344573) 2003 AV16
5 January 2003
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(461350) 1998 PY
14 August 1998
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