(1089) Tama

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( 1089 ) Tama is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on November 17, 1927 in Tokyo by Japanese astronomers Okuro Oikawa. The name of the asteroid is derived from the Tama River, which flows near the Astronomical Observatory of Tokyo.

In January 2004, an international team of researchers from the analysis of light curves of asteroids beginning reported in December 2003. According to their evaluation, it is probably at ( 1089 ) Tama to a double system in which the greater body of a 7 km wide companions in about 16.44 h, ie synchronous with the period of rotation, is encircled. The attendant carries the designation S/2003 ( 1089 ) 1 The distance between two bodies of about 20 km from center to center is very low.

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