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-- (3918) Brel --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 1988 Aug 13 from Haute Provence Observatory, France by E. W. Elst and G. Sause. Alternate designation(s): 1988 PE1, 1931 VF1, 1951 RX1, 1968 UN3, 1971 OK, 1978 TE4, 1980 DQ4. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1931 Nov 04. Permanent number assigned 1988 Oct 25.
Named 1988 Dec 23 for Jacques Brel (1929-1978) [MPC014030].
Companion discovered 2025 Aug 25 by M. Deldem, R. Behrend, P. Pravec, P. Fatka, R. Durkee, N. Ruocco O. Labrevoir, V. Benishek, D. Augustin, K. Ergashev, and O. Burkhonov, using lightcurve observations from Les Barres Observatory, Lamanon, France; Shed of Science South Observatory, Pontotoc, Texas, USA; Osservatorio Astronomico Nastro Verde, Sorrento, Italy; Centre d'Astronomie de Saint-Michel, France; Sopot Observatory, Serbia; e-EyE Observatory, Spain; Maidanak Observatory, Uzbekistan. Announced 2025 Dec 02 [D25d].
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