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4029 Bridges

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Discovered by
  
C. Shoemaker

MPC designation
  
4029 Bridges

Observation arc
  
15267 days (41.80 yr)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Palomar Observatory

Moon
  
S/2006 (4029) 1

Discovery date
  
24 May 1982

Minor planet category
  
main-belt

Discovered
  
24 May 1982

Discoverer
  
Carolyn S. Shoemaker

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Alternative names
  
1982 KC1; 1974 HS2 1975 TQ; 1978 AF 1978 JJ2; 1982 OX 1986 JF

Similar
  
Asteroid belt, Sun, Solar System, 5381 Sekhmet, 3671 Dionysus

4029 Bridges (1982 KC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1982 by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.

Photometric observations of this asteroid during 2006 revealed that this is a binary asteroid with an orbital period of 16.31 ± 0.01 hours. The larger component has a rotation period of 3.5746 ± 0.0001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.20 magnitude. Based upon occultations of the primary, the ratio of their dimensions is 0.24 ± 0.02.

References

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