Origin
There exist two main hypotheses on how the triple system of 1999 TC36 formed. The first one is a giant collision and subsequent reaccretion in the disc. The second one is gravitational capture of a third object by a preexisting binary. The similar sizes of A1 and A2 components favor the latter hypothesis.
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