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**Weidenschilling**
Discovery and designation
Discovered by	E. Bowell
Discovery site	Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date	October 15, 1985
Designations
MPC designation	3639
Alternate name(s)	1985 TX
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap	2.6394560
Peri	2.1624382
Eccentricity	0.0993395
Orbital period	1358.8525336
Mean anomaly	5.03032
Inclination	2.19871
Longitude of ascending node	222.67594
Argument of peri	183.20736
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.7

3639 Weidenschilling (1985 TX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Dr. Stuart J. Weidenschilling of the Planetary Science Institute.

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