Discovered by P. Jensen Discovery date 3 October 1986 Minor planet category main-belt Orbits Sun Moon S/2003 (3782) 1 | Discovery site Brorfelde Obs. Discovered 3 October 1986 | |
Alternative names 1986 TE; 1970 HD1972 YP; 1973 AV1978 NH2; 1982 OB1985 GR1 Similar Asteroid belt, Solar System, 1089 Tama, 809 Lundia, 283 Emma | ||
3782 Celle is a main belt binary asteroid. It was discovered by Poul Jensen from Brorfelde Observatory, Denmark and named after the German town of Celle.
Celle measures 6 km in diameter, and is a V-type asteroid, which means that it may be a fragment of the asteroid 4 Vesta.
On 3 May 2003, astronomers at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope announced the discovery of a small moon orbiting Celle. The moon is believed to measure 2.34 ± 0.11 km in diameter, and to orbit Celle at a distance of 18 ± 1 km.
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