Discovery date 10 February 1991 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 10 February 1991 Named after Tim Hunter Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 1991 CD1 Observation arc 22306 days (61.07 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker, D. H. Levy Aphelion 2.86900 AU (429.196 Gm) Discoverers David H. Levy, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, Eugene Merle Shoemaker Similar Sun, 3554 Amun, Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, 5261 Eureka, 129P/Shoemaker–Levy | ||
6398 Timhunter is a main belt asteroid. It is named for the American astronomer Tim Hunter.
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