Discovered by C. Shoemaker MPC designation 4029 Bridges Observation arc 15267 days (41.80 yr) Orbits Sun 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 HS21975 TQ; 1978 AF1978 JJ2; 1982 OX1986 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.
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