Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 12 February 1985 |
Designations | |
(6084) Bascom | |
Named after | Florence Bascom (American geologist)[2] |
1985 CT · 1978 EC6 1992 BM1 | |
main-belt · Phocaea [3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 67.22 yr (24,553 days) |
Aphelion | 2.8582 AU |
Perihelion | 1.7697 AU |
2.3139 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2352 |
3.52 yr (1,286 days) | |
163.37° | |
0° 16m 48s / day | |
Inclination | 22.999° |
147.24° | |
258.81° | |
Known satellites | 1 (P: 43.5 h; 0.37 Ds/Dp)[5][a] |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 6.17±1.15 km[6] 6.347±0.218 km[7][8] 6.388 km[9] 6.39 km (taken)[3] |
2.74516±0.00002 h[10] 2.7454±0.0005 h[5] 2.74542 h[3] 2.74544±0.00002 h[b] | |
0.2091[3][9] 0.220±0.030[7][8] 0.26±0.10[6] | |
S [3] | |
12.8±0.1 (R)[5] · 12.80±0.03 (R)[10] · 12.9[1] · 12.91±0.34[11] · 13.19[6] · 13.25[7] · 13.29±0.058[3][9] | |
6084 Bascom, provisional designation 1985 CT, is a binary[a] Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6.3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 February 1985, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in California.[12] It is named after American geologist Florence Bascom.[2] Its satellite measures approximately 2.3 kilometers (0.37 Ds/Dp) and has an orbital period of 43.51 hours.[5]
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