6708 Bobbievaile
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | R. H. McNaught |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 January 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6708 Bobbievaile |
|
Named after
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Bobbie Vaile |
| 1989 AA5; 1979 PF 1989 CM9; 1994 LB |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 35.59 yr (12,999 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8890 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0008 AU |
| 2.4449 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1816 |
| 3.82 yr (1396.3 days) | |
| 143.46° | |
| Inclination | 12.087° |
| 115.88° | |
| 193.17° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.9875 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.3415 h | |
| 13.1 mag | |
6708 Bobbievaile (1989 AA5) is a main-belt binary asteroid[2] discovered on 4 January 1989 by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory. It is named after Dr Roberta Anne 'Bobbie' Vaile and has an orbital period of 3.82 years.
On 7 May 2009 it was announced that 6708 Bobbievaile was determined to be a binary asteroid based on a series of lightcurve observations. The primary is estimated to have a diameter of 8.02±0.02 km, and the secondary to have a diameter of approximately 4.57 km.[2] The primary is probably spherical.
References
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6708 Bobbievaile
- 6708 Bobbievaile entry in Johnstons Archive list 'Asteroids with Satellites'
- Simostronomy—The Remarkable Bobbie Vaile
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