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(6265) 1985 TW3

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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.

References

(6265) 1985 TW3 Wikipedia


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