|| || — || November 28, 1998 || Višnjan Observatory || K. Korlević || — || align=right | 12 km || |-id=492 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44492 || || — || November 19, 1998 || Catalina || CSS || LUT || align=right | 12 km || |-id=493 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44493 || || — || November 16, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 6.6 km || |-id=494 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44494 || || — || November 18, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 3.7 km || |-id=495 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44495 || || — || December 12, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 6.8 km || |-id=496 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44496 || || — || December 8, 1998 || Višnjan Observatory || K. Korlević || — || align=right | 10 km || |-id=497 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44497 || || — || December 13, 1998 || Oizumi || T. Kobayashi || — || align=right | 7.5 km || |-id=498 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44498 || || — || December 13, 1998 || Oizumi || T. Kobayashi || THM || align=right | 7.5 km || |-id=499 bgcolor=#fefefe | 44499 || || — || December 15, 1998 || Višnjan Observatory || K. Korlević || — || align=right | 3.0 km || |-id=500 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44500 || || — || December 12, 1998 || Dynic || Y. Ikari || HYG || align=right | 8.6 km || |} 44501–44600 |-bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44501 || || — || December 10, 1998 || Kitt Peak || Spacewatch || — || align=right | 10 km || |-id=502 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44502 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || CLO || align=right | 3.9 km || |-id=503 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44503 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 4.6 km || |-id=504 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44504 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || ADE || align=right | 9.9 km || |-id=505 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44505 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 7.7 km || |-id=506 bgcolor=#E9E9E9 | 44506 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 6.9 km || |-id=507 bgcolor=#d6d6d6 | 44507 || || — || December 14, 1998 || Socorro || LINEAR || — || align=right | 4.8 km || |-id=508 bgcolor=#d6d6d6