12896 Geoffroy
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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | European Southern Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 26, 1998 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 12896 |
| Alternative names[1] | 1998 QV102 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 5.1088709 |
| Peri | 2.8016993 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2916568 |
| Orbital period | 2873.1951247 |
| Mean anomaly | 76.71097 |
| Inclination | 6.34428 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 47.15769 |
| Argument of peri | 322.17827 |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.4 |
12896 Geoffroy (1998 QV102) is a Outer Main-belt Asteroid discovered on August 26, 1998 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory.

