Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker MPC designation 4765 Wasserburg Observation arc 11969 days (32.77 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Gerald J. Wasserburg Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 5 May 1986 Minor planet category main-belt (inner) Discovered 5 May 1986 Discoverer Carolyn S. Shoemaker Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Alternative names 1986 JN1; 1983 EA1
1986 LF Similar Asteroid belt, Sun, 5381 Sekhmet, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 | ||
4765 Wasserburg (1986 JN1) is an inner main-belt binary asteroid discovered on May 5, 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. It was found to have a moon using lightcurve observations in 2013.
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