Discovery of Thereus (2001 PT13)
09.08.2001 (MPC/List of Centaurs and Scattered-Disk Objects)
The discovery date of Thereus is controversial, because there is no observation for August 9 in the MPEC where the discovery was announced. In addition the Minor Planet Center has announced a triple identification: 2001 PT13, 1999 NE2 and 1995 MM6 were found to be the same body.
17.07.2001 (the first observation for 2001 PT13 in the announcement of the MPC)
The discovery date of Thereus is controversial, because there is no observation for August 9 in the MPEC where the discovery was announced. In addition the Minor Planet Center has announced a triple identification: 2001 PT13, 1999 NE2 and 1995 MM6 were found to be the same body.
17.07.2001 (the first observation for 2001 PT13 in the announcement of the MPC)
