--Orbital and physical data--
(Seethis page for definitions of quantities; source codes in brackets, seethis link for full references; *A, *D, and *E indicate assumed, derived, and estimated values, respectively.)
| dynamical type, primary:NEA, Apollo orbital data, primary (osculating elements)[JPL]:
orbital data, secondary:
| other data, system (combined):
other data, primary:
other data, secondary:
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--(1866) Sisyphus --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1972 Dec 05from Zimmerwald, Switzerlandby P. Wild.Alternate designation(s):1972 XA.Linked to prediscovery observations from 1955 Jan 26.Permanent number assigned -.
Named - for the Greek mythological king [MPC003758].
Companion discovered1985 Dec usingradar observations from Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico.Announced2007 Dec .
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