7648 Tomboles
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. Mizuno T. Furuta |
| Discovery site | Kani Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1989 |
| Designations | |
| (7648) Tomboles | |
Named after | Tom Boles (Scottish astronomer) |
| 1989 TB1 · 1981 CE 1984 BK1 · 1986 WD10 | |
| main-belt · (inner) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 36.42 yr (13,301 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.3980 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9152 AU |
| 2.1566 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1119 |
| 3.17 yr (1,157 d) | |
| 316.41° | |
| 0° 18m 40.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.7210° |
| 11.756° | |
| 53.726° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3.914±0.123 km | |
| 0.200±0.027 | |
| 14.3 | |
7648 Tomboles, provisional designation 1989 TB1, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 October 1989, by Japanese astronomers Yoshikane Mizuno and Toshimasa Furuta at the Kani Observatory in Kani, Japan. The asteroid was named after Scottish amateur astronomer Tom Boles.