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--(4440) Tchantches --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1984 Dec 23from Haute Provence, Franceby F. Dossin.Alternate designation(s):1984 YV.Permanent number assigned 1990 Apr 10.
Named 1998 Dec 08 for the folklore character Tchantches [MPC33385].
Companion discovered2005 Sep 27 by B. D. Warnerusinglightcurve observations from Palmer Divide Observatory, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.Announced2013 Jul [W13d].
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