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-- (6098) Mutojunkyu --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 1991 Oct 31 from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan by M. Matsuyama and K. Watanabe. Alternate designation(s): 1991 UW3, 1951 SS, 1979 BM2, 1981 SQ7, 1981 WL5. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1951 Oct. Permanent number assigned 1994 Sep 19.
Named 2009 Oct 04 for Junkyu Muto (1950-) [MPC067216].
Companion discovered 2024 Aug 17 by V. Benishek, P. Pravec, H. Kucakova, K. Hornoch, P. Kusnirak, P. Fatka, J. Oey, A. Leroy, N. Ruocco, K. Ergashev, O. Burkhonov, Sh. Ehgamberdiev, and R. Goncalves using lightcurve observations from Sopot Observatory, Serbia; Ondrejov Observatory, Czech Republic; Blue Mountains Observatory, Leura, New South Wales, Australia; Observatoire de Besely, Ecole du Monde, Mahajanga, Madagascar; Osservatorio Astronomico Nastro Verde, Sorrento, Italy; Maidanak Observatory, Uzbekistan; and Linhaceira Observatory, Tomar, Portugal. Announced 2024 Oct 18 [B24r].
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