(6265) 1985 TW3
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Fric & Gilbrech |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 October 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6265 (1985 TW3) |
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1985 TW3; 1953 RK1 1969 TZ4; 1979 YG9 1985 VQ1; 1987 GD1 1990 CX; | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 13233 days (36.23 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.5842 AU (386.59 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.7497 AU (261.75 Gm) |
| 2.1670 AU (324.18 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.19254 |
| 3.19 yr (1165.1 d) | |
| 217.75° | |
| 0° 18m 32.328s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.1142° |
| 45.187° | |
| 281.49° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.742087 AU (111.0146 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.74342 AU (410.410 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.70932 h (0.112888 d) | |
| 13.5 | |
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(6265) 1985 TW3 is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered by T. F. Fric and Richard J. Gilbrech at the Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on October 11, 1985. A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 2007, separated by 8 km and orbiting once every 15 hours and 52 minutes.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6265 (1985 TW3)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ Johnston, Robert. "(6265) 1985 TW3". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
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