Discovered by T. Seki Alternative names 1990 QF Discovered 20 August 1990 Asteroid group Asteroid belt Moon S/2006 (6244) 1 | Discovery date 20 August 1990 Observation arc 29721 days (81.37 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Geisei Observatory MPC designation 6244 | |
Aphelion 2.489304499682412 AU (372.39465267641 Gm) Perihelion 1.82991167625419 AU (273.75089033669 Gm) | ||
6244 Okamoto (1990 QF) is a main-belt binary asteroid discovered on August 20, 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei. A moon was discovered in 2006 from light curve observations, with a period of 20 hours, 19 minutes.
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