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1994 JR1 Rotation Period

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Chronological records

2016

Simon Porter2016

Science / Astronomy

New Horizons observations determine that Kuiper Belt object 1994 JR1 rotates roughly once every five and a half hours.

Names involved

Simon Porter

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