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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker E. M. Shoemaker D. H. Levy |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 February 1991 |
| Designations | |
| (6398) Timhunter | |
Named after | Tim Hunter (amateur astronomer)[2] |
| 1991 CD1 · 1955 DB 1988 PG | |
| main-belt · Phocaea [3][4] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.19 yr (22,716 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8684 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8179 AU |
| 2.3431 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2242 |
| 3.59 yr (1,310 days) | |
| 119.46° | |
| 0° 16m 29.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.856° |
| 128.98° | |
| 67.697° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.20±1.11 km[5] 5.528±0.112 km[6][7] 5.79 km (calculated)[3] |
| 7.1074±0.0007 h[8] 14.55±0.01 h[a] | |
| 0.23 (assumed)[3] 0.27±0.12[5] 0.333±0.049[6][7] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.1[6] · 13.4[1][3] · 13.59±0.81[9] · 13.63[5] | |
6398 Timhunter, provisional designation 1991 CD1, is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 February 1991, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, in collaboration with Canadian astronomer David H. Levy at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[10] It was named for American amateur astronomer Tim Hunter.[2]
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