(9917) 1979 MK
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9917 Keynes is a main belt asteroid. It orbit
Orbit
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s the Sun
Sun
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 once every 3.65 years.

Discovered on June 26, 1979 by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station, it was given the provisional designation "1979 MK" and later named Keynes after British economist John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes
John Maynard Keynes, Baron Keynes of Tilton, CB FBA , was a British economist whose ideas have profoundly affected the theory and practice of modern macroeconomics, as well as the economic policies of governments...

(1883–1946). This choice of name may have been inspired by the provisional designation (MK).
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