--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.)
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--(5402) Kejosmith --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1989 Oct 27from Palomar Observatory, California, USAby E. F. Helin.Alternate designation(s):1989 UK2, 1986 SX, 1986 WO5.Linked to prediscovery observations from 1986 Sep 30.Permanent number assigned 1992 Dec 09.
Named 1997 Apr 22 for Keith C. Smith and Joan Furlong [MPC029670].
Companion discovered2018 Aug 04 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, H. Kucakova, K. Hornoch, B. Warner, J. Oey, F. Pilcher, and V. Chiornyusinglightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic; CS3 Palmer Divide Station, Eaton, Colorado, USA; Blue Mountains Observatory, Leura, New South Wales, Australia; Organ Mesa Observatory, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA; Kharkiv Observatory, Chuguev, Ukraine.Announced2018 Oct 07 [B18k].
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