2006 Polonskaya
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2006 Polonskoya is main belt asteroid
. It was discovered on 22 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh and named after Elene Ivanovna Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, a Russian astronomer. Polonskaya's diameter
is approximately 10 km.
In 2005, it was claimed that lightcurve observations indicate that Polonskaya has a small moon
about 3 km in diameter. The moon's existence has not yet been confirmed.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It was discovered on 22 September 1973 by N. S. Chernykh and named after Elene Ivanovna Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, a Russian astronomer. Polonskaya's diameter
Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle...
is approximately 10 km.
In 2005, it was claimed that lightcurve observations indicate that Polonskaya has a small moon
Asteroid moon
A minor planet moon is an astronomical body that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite. It is thought that many asteroids and Kuiper belt objects may possess moons, in some cases quite substantial in size...
about 3 km in diameter. The moon's existence has not yet been confirmed.