Discovered by N. Chernykh Named after Elene Polonskaya Discovered 22 September 1973 Discoverer Nikolai Chernykh Moon S/2005 (2006) 1 | Discovery date 22 September 1973 Minor planet category main-belt Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
MPC designation 2006 Polonskaya (1973 SB3) Alternative names 1973 SB3 · 1941 SD
1948 QH · 1966 VC Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Observatory People also search for Asteroid belt, 2005 Hencke | ||
2006 Polonskoya is main belt asteroid. It was discovered on 22 September 1973 by Nikolai Chernykh and named after Elene Ivanovna Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, a Russian astronomer. Polonskaya's diameter is approximately 10 kilometers.
Satellite
In 2005, it was claimed that lightcurve observations indicate that Polonskaya has a small moon about 0.99 km in diameter. However, the non-synchronously rotating binary still needs to be fully resolved in order to confirm such satellite. Alternatively, the presence of another body has also been suggested to explain the lightcurve's irregular period, which would make it a trinary asteroid.
References
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