6084 Bascom
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 February 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6084 Bascom |
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Named after
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Florence Bascom |
| 1985 CT; 1978 EC6 1992 BM1; |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.51 yr (23,928 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8573 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7690 AU |
| 2.3131 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2352 |
| 3.52 yr (1285.0 days) | |
| 299.47° | |
| Inclination | 23.014° |
| 147.28° | |
| 258.60° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.74542 h | |
| 12.8[1] | |
6084 Bascom (1985 CT) is a main-belt binary asteroid[2] discovered on February 12, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. It is named for the American geologist Florence Bascom.
6084 Bascom is a binary asteroid with a moon (S/2006 (6084) 1) discovered through photometric means by D Higgins, P Pravec, P Kusnirak, L Sarounova, S. Gajdos, A Galad and J Vilagi on 6 February 2006 (2006CBET 389 (6084) BASCOM).[2]
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