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    (300163) 2006 VW139 (provisional designation 2006 VW139, periodic comet designation 288P/2006 VW139) is a binary active asteroid and main-belt comet from...
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    LINEAR (176P/LINEAR), (323137) 2003 BM80 (282P/2003 BM80), (300163) 2006 VW139 (288P/2006 VW139), (457175) 2008 GO98 (362P/2008 GO98), and (248370) 2005...
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    LINEAR (176P/LINEAR), (323137) 2003 BM80 (282P/2003 BM80), (300163) 2006 VW139 (288P/2006 VW139), (457175) 2008 GO98 (362P/2008 GO98), and (248370) 2005...
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  • Echeclus (174P/Echeclus), (323137) 2003 BM80 (282P/2003 BM80), (300163) 2006 VW139 (288P/2006 VW139), (457175) 2008 GO98 (362P/2008 GO98), and (248370) 2005...
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    331P/Gibbs 354P/LINEAR 358P/PANSTARRS P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS) (300163) 2006 VW139 Lost Visited by spacecraft 21P/Giacobini–Zinner (1985) 1P/Halley (1986)...
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    60558 Echeclus (174P/Echeclus), 118401 LINEAR (176P/LINEAR), (300163) 2006 VW139 (288P/2006 VW139), (323137) 2003 BM80 (282P/2003 BM80), and (457175) 2008...
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    S/2015 (8474) 1 17246 Christophedumas — S/2004 (17246) 1 (300163) 2006 VW139 — S/2011 (300163) 1 In addition, these bodies might be double asteroids, but...
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    Derek C. Richardson Karin cluster formation by asteroid impact, Icarus 183, (2006) pp 296-311. Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification...
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  • Christensen 8.54 0.2692 4.179 16.30 8.9 JFC – MPC · JPL 288P/2006 VW139 (unnamed) = (300163) 2006 VW139 Spacewatch 5.32 0.2004 3.048 3.24 – MBA-O – MPC · JPL...
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    hour critical spin period due to cohesive forces Active asteroid (300163) 2006 VW139 – a binary active asteroid consisting of widely-separated components...
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    asteroid). These bodies were originally designated main-belt comets (MBCs) in 2006 by astronomers David Jewitt and Henry Hsieh, but this name implies they are...
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  • LINEAR (176P/LINEAR), (323137) 2003 BM80 (282P/2003 BM80), (300163) 2006 VW139 (288P/2006 VW139), (457175) 2008 GO98 (362P/2008 GO98), and (248370) 2005...
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  • 331P/Gibbs 354P/LINEAR 358P/PANSTARRS P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS) (300163) 2006 VW139 Lost Visited by spacecraft 21P/Giacobini–Zinner (1985) 1P/Halley (1986)...
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    rich with water ice. 6478 Gault 7968 Elst–Pizarro 118401 LINEAR (300163) 2006 VW139 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (P/2019 LD2)" (2020-05-19 last obs...
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    (U) Orbit or family Spectral type Diameter (km) Abs. mag (H) Refs (300163) 2006 VW139 3240 – n.a. MBA (outer) C 3.20 16.20 LCDB  · List (11474) 1982 SM2...
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  • 331P/Gibbs 354P/LINEAR 358P/PANSTARRS P/2013 R3 (Catalina-PANSTARRS) (300163) 2006 VW139 Lost Visited by spacecraft 21P/Giacobini–Zinner (1985) 1P/Halley (1986)...
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  • JPL 300163 2006 VW139 — November 15, 2006 Kitt Peak Spacewatch Comet (288P) · moon · slow? 3.2 km MPC · JPL 300164 2006 VE140 — November 15, 2006 Kitt...
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