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3806 Tremaine is a small asteroid of the Alinda family. It was first sighted on 14 October 1975 [1] and given the provisional designation 1975 TY5. Two more sightings occurred (1979 SC11 and 1979 TL2) before the March 1 1981 sighting by Schelte J. Bus (provisional designation 1981 EW32) finally nailed down the orbit.It is named for the noted Canadian astrophysicist Scott Tremaine.

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