Discovery of MB asteroid 2009 TY

Date Arrow  October 12, 2009 at 1:56am  

One new Main Belt Asteroid has been discovered during the A79 observations. The body was designed by MPC as 2009 TY and linked to some earlier observations. According to the current orbital elements (25 days arc), the asteroid is a member of the inner zone of the MB, has a period of 3.21 years and brightness of approximately 18.9R magnitude. More details are available in the results section.

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