12863 Whitfield
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team |
| Discovery site | Socorro |
| Discovery date | May 22, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12863 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1998 KE48 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4865239 |
| Peri | 2.0501557 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0961867 |
| Orbital period | 1247.8449112 |
| Mean anomaly | 331.67511 |
| Inclination | 2.93083 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 125.83806 |
| Argument of peri | 125.29771 |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.7 |
12863 Whitfield (1998 KE48) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on May 22, 1998 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro.

