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-- (10498) Bobgent --discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 1986 Sep 11 from Anderson Mesa Station, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA by E. Bowell. Alternate designation(s): 1986 RG3, 1979 ON16, 1993 SW1. Linked to prediscovery observations from 1979 Jul 31. Permanent number assigned 1999 May 04.
Named 2000 May 23 for Robert Gent (1947-) [MPC040704].
Companion discovered 2017 Aug 01 by J. Oey and D. Pray using lightcurve observations from Leura Observatory, Leura, New South Wales, Australia; Sugarloaf Mountain Observatory, South Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA. Announced 2017 Sep 25 [P17k].
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