7648 Tomboles

7648 Tomboles
Discovery [1]
Discovered byY. Mizuno
T. Furuta
Discovery siteKani Obs.
Discovery date8 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 arc36.42 yr (13,301 d)
Aphelion2.3980 AU
Perihelion1.9152 AU
2.1566 AU
Eccentricity0.1119
3.17 yr (1,157 d)
316.41°
0° 18m 40.32s / day
Inclination2.7210°
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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