Discovered 1998 Apr. 21 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Julian Oey (b. 1964) is a prolific asteroid photometrist, observing from Australia. He is the principal discoverer of four binary asteroids and co-discoverer of several others, using the photometry technique. He has written or co-authored a number of papers on binary and other asteroids. Name suggested by P. Pravec and A. Harris.
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