Discovered by Fric & Gilbrech Minor planet category main-belt Aphelion 2.5842 AU (386.59 Gm) Absolute magnitude 13.5 Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 6265 | Discovery date 11 October 1985 Observation arc 13233 days (36.23 yr) Discovered 11 October 1985 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1985 TW3; 1953 RK1
1969 TZ4; 1979 YG9
1985 VQ1; 1987 GD1
1990 CX; | ||
(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.
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