6084 Bascom

6084 Bascom
Discovery [1]
Discovered byC. S. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date12 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 arc67.22 yr (24,553 days)
Aphelion2.8582 AU
Perihelion1.7697 AU
2.3139 AU
Eccentricity0.2352
3.52 yr (1,286 days)
163.37°
0° 16m 48s / day
Inclination22.999°
147.24°
258.81°
Known satellites1 (P: 43.5 h; 0.37 Ds/Dp)[5][a]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.17±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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