--Orbital and physical data--
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--(2873) Binzel --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1982 Mar 28from Anderson Mesa Station, Flagstaff, Arizona, USAby E. Bowell.Alternate designation(s):1982 FR, 1935 KH, 1935 MH, 1938 GA, 1959 RA1.Linked to prediscovery observations from 1935 May 24.Permanent number assigned 1983 Apr 27.
Named 1984 Nov 08 for Richard P. Binzel (1958-) [MPC009215].
Companion discovered2019 Mar 08 by F. Vachier, P. Pravec, H. Kucakova, K. Hornoch, P. Kusnirak, D. Pray, W. Cooney, J. Gross, D. Terrell, B. Flanagan, B. Pellerin, R. Durkee, V. Benishek, J. Berthier, A. Klotz, J.-P. Teng, A. Peyrot, and P. Thierryusinglightcurve observations from Observatoire des Makes; Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic; Sugarloaf Mountain Obervatory, South Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA; Sonoita Research Observatory, Sonoita, Arizona, USA; Madrona Peak Observatory; Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA; Sopot Observatory, Serbia.Announced2019 May 17 [V19b].
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