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--(2825) Crosby --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1938 Sep 19from Johannesburg, South Africaby C. Jackson.Alternate designation(s):1938 SD1, 1948 RA, 1972 XA1.Linked to prediscovery observations from 1938 Sep 16.Permanent number assigned 1983.
Named 1993 Sep 01 for Harry Lillis (Bing) Crosby (1903-1977) [MPC022496].
Companion discovered2017 Feb 17 by D. Pray, P. Pravec, J. Vrastil, K. Hornoch, V. Benishek, W. Cooney, B. Flanagan, B. Pellerin, R. Montaigut, A. Leroy, A. Marchini, R. Papini, F. Salvaggiousinglightcurve observations.Announced2017 Mar 09 [P17d].
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