Discovered by A. Mrkos MPC designation 3905 Doppler Minor planet category main-belt Orbital period 1,498 days Orbits Sun Named after Christian Doppler | Discovery date 28 August 1984 Alternative names 1984 QO; 1980 RP2 Observation arc 12669 days (34.69 yr) Discovered 28 August 1984 Discoverer Antonín Mrkos Discovery site Kleť Observatory | |
Similar Solar System, Asteroid belt, Sun, 3169 Ostro, 216 Kleopatra | ||
3905 Doppler (1984 QO) is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on August 28, 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet and named for Christian Doppler. A moon orbiting the asteroid every 2 days, 2 hours, and 48 minutes was found orbiting the asteroid in 2013. This is a fairly long orbital period for a moon of an asteroid of this size.
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