Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Y. Mizuno T. Furuta |
Discovery site | Kani Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 October 1989 |
Designations | |
(7648) Tomboles | |
Named after | Tom Boles [1] (Scottish astronomer) |
1989 TB1 · 1981 CE 1984 BK1 · 1986 WD10 | |
main-belt [1][2] · (inner) background [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 36.42 yr (13,301 d) |
Aphelion | 2.3980 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9152 AU |
2.1566 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1119 |
3.17 yr (1,157 d) | |
316.41° | |
0° 18m 40.32s / day | |
Inclination | 2.7210° |
11.756° | |
53.726° | |
Physical characteristics | |
3.914±0.123 km[4] | |
0.200±0.027[4] | |
14.3[1][2] | |
7648 Tomboles, provisional designation 1989 TB1, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 October 1989, by Japanese astronomers Yoshikane Mizuno and Toshimasa Furuta at the Kani Observatory in Kani, Japan. The asteroid was named after Scottish amateur astronomer Tom Boles.[1]
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