6084 Bascom
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar |
| Discovery date | February 12, 1985 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6084 |
Named after | Florence Bascom |
| 1985 CT | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.857142099676558 |
| Perihelion | 1.769911332682102 |
| Eccentricity | .2349725981963074 |
| 1285.31686298308 | |
| 290.9872081928246 | |
| Inclination | 23.01104031407503 |
| 147.32470920828 | |
| 258.5539624512422 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.8 | |
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6084 Bascom (1985 CT) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 12, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar. It is named for the American geologist Florence Bascom.
6084 Bascom is a binary asteroid with a moon (S/2006 (6084) 1) discovered through photometric means by D Higgins, P Pravec, P Kusnirak, L Sarounova, S. Gajdos, A Galad and J Vilagi on 6 February 2006 (2006CBET 389 (6084) BASCOM)
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