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--(2242) Balaton --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1936 Oct 13from Konkoly, Budapest, Hungaryby G. Kulin.Alternate designation(s):1936 TG, 1941 FQ, 1972 RE2, 1972 TT8, 1975 RZ, A918 FB.Permanent number assigned 1980 May 01.
Named 1993 Mar 06 for the lake in Hungary [MPC21605].
Companion discovered2015 Dec 27 by A. Marchini, F. Salvaggio, R. Papini, P. Pravec, D. Klinglesmith, D. Pray, P. Bacci, L. Franco, and A. Carbognaniusinglightcurve observations from Astronomical Observatory of the University of Siena; Etscorn Campus Observatory, Socorro, New Mexico, USA; Sugarloaf Mountain Observatory, South Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA; San Marcello Pistoiese Observatory, Italy.Announced2016 Jan 23.
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