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--(17081) Jaytee --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered1999 May 08from Catalina Station, Arizona, USAby Catalina Sky Survey.Alternate designation(s):1999 JT1, 1986 VZ1.Linked to prediscovery observations from 1985 Mar 23.Permanent number assigned 2000 Sep 13.
Named 2006 Jun 13 for Joseph T. Williams (1936-) [MPC056960].
Companion discovered2021 Sep by Vachier, F., P. Pravec, P. Kusnirak, V. Chiorny, J. Oey, R. Durkee, V. Benishek, P. Thierry, A. Klotz, and J. Berthierusinglightcurve observations from Observatoire des Makes, Reunion; Chuguev Station, Kharkiv Observatory, Ukraine; Blue Mountains Observatory, Leura, New South Wales, Australia; Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA; Sopot Observatory, Serbia.Announced2021 Sep 25 [V21a].
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