6708 Bobbievaile
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| Discovery and designation | |
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| Discovered by | Robert H. McNaught |
| Discovery site | Siding Spring Observatory |
| Discovery date | 4 January 1989 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6708 |
| Named after | Bobbie Vaile |
| Alternative names | 1989 AA5 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 14 May 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.8898014 |
| Perihelion | 2.0011030 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1817043 |
| Orbital period | 1396.8095860 |
| Mean anomaly | 192.75055 |
| Inclination | 12.09162 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 115.93845 |
| Argument of perihelion | 193.48609 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.8 |
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6708 Bobbievaile (1989 AA5) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 4 January 1989 by Robert H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory. It is named after Dr Roberta Anne 'Bobbie' Vaile and has an orbital period of 3.82 years.
On 7 May 2009 it was announced that 6708 Bobbievaile was determined to be a binary asteroid based on a series of lightcurve observations. The primary is estimated to have a diameter of approximately 8 km, and the secondary to have a diameter of approximately 4.5 km. The primary is probably spherical.
External links
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 6708 Bobbievaile
- 6708 Bobbievaile entry in Johnstons Archive list 'Asteroids with Satellites'
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