Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker Alternative names 1985 JR Aphelion 2.8839 AU (431.43 Gm) Discovered 13 May 1985 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 13 May 1985 Observation arc 12502 days (34.23 yr) Perihelion 2.3299 AU (348.55 Gm) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory MPC designation 4085 | |
Similar Sun, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy | ||
4085 Weir (1985 JR) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory.
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 14.602 ± 0.005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.18 ± 0.02 magnitude.
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