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System of two asteroids orbiting their common center of mass
A binary asteroid is a system of two asteroids orbiting their common barycenter. The binary nature of 243 Ida was discovered when the Galileo spacecraft
Binary_asteroid
Small Solar System body that is composed of two bodies
bilobated, peanut-like overall shape. Contact binaries are distinct from true binary systems such as binary asteroids where both components are separated. The
Contact binary (small Solar System body)
Contact_binary_(small_Solar_System_body)
Natural satellite of a minor planet
The term double asteroid is sometimes used for systems in which the asteroid and its moon are roughly the same size, while binary tends to be used independently
Minor-planet_moon
Near-Earth asteroid
sub-kilometer asteroid and binary system that is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group. The asteroid was discovered
65803_Didymos
Main belt asteroid target of the Lucy mission
1999 VD57) is a binary main-belt asteroid about 740 meters (2,400 feet) in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR)
152830_Dinkinesh
2021 NASA planetary defense mission
deflect an asteroid by hitting it head-on. The target asteroid, Dimorphos, is a 525 feet (160 m) wide moonlet of the asteroid Didymos; neither asteroid poses
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Double_Asteroid_Redirection_Test
Two astronomical bodies which orbit each other
of binary system are binary stars and binary asteroids, but brown dwarfs, planets, neutron stars, black holes and galaxies can also form binaries. A multiple
Binary_system
Largest Jupiter trojan
Patroclus, another large trojan asteroid of the L5 group, consists of two almost equal-sized components. Two other binary asteroids are known in the L5 group
624_Hektor
Planetary defence spacecraft developed by the ESA
Agency (ESA). Its primary mission objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted in 2022 by NASA's DART spacecraft and contribute
Hera_(space_mission)
Jupiter trojan asteroid
Patroclus (/pəˈtroʊkləs/ pə-TROH-kləs) is a large binary Jupiter trojan asteroid. It is a dark D-type asteroid and a slow rotator, due to the 103-hour orbital
617_Patroclus
Binary near-Earth asteroid
provisional designation 1999 KW4, is a binary asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group, approximately
66391_Moshup
Japanese astronomer
Observatory and prolific discoverer of 61 asteroids as credited by the Minor Planet Center, and include the binary asteroid 4383 Suruga, the potentially hazardous
Yoshiaki_Oshima
Double asteroid system in the outer asteroid belt
difference in mass is less than 2.5%), making it a truly "double" asteroid. Its binary nature was discovered on 10 August 2000 by a group of astronomers
90_Antiope
Moon of asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh
Selam (formal designation Dinkinesh I) is a contact binary moon of 152830 Dinkinesh, a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by NASA's Lucy spacecraft when
Selam_(moon)
Proposed asteroid space missions
will target 65803 Didymos, a binary asteroid system in which one asteroid is orbited by a smaller one. The primary asteroid is about 800 metres (2,600 ft)
AIDA (international space cooperation)
AIDA_(international_space_cooperation)
2025). "The Geology of a Small Main-belt S-class Binary Asteroid System: Dinkinesh and Its Contact Binary Satellite Selam as Observed by the Lucy Mission"
List of Solar System objects by size
List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size
Asteroid in the asteroid belt
binary active asteroid and main-belt comet from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. The object was discovered by Spacewatch in 2006. Its binary nature
(300163)_2006_VW139
Topics referred to by the same term
stellar binary that is luminous in x-ray frequencies Binary planet, two planetary bodies of comparable mass orbiting each other Binary asteroid, two asteroids
Binary
Asteroid
asteroid, dwelling in the interior of Earth's orbit. It is classified as a near-Earth object. Atira is a binary asteroid, a system of two asteroids orbiting
163693_Atira
Minor planet found within the inner Solar System
are probably solid. Some asteroids have moons or are co-orbiting binaries: rubble piles, moons, binaries, and scattered asteroid families are thought to
Asteroid
Sub-kilometer sized asteroid and binary system on an eccentric orbit
Hermes is a sub-kilometer sized asteroid and binary system on an eccentric orbit, classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the
69230_Hermes
Main-belt asteroid
44 Nysa is a large and very bright binary main-belt asteroid, and the brightest member of the Nysian asteroid family. It was discovered by Hermann Goldschmidt
44_Nysa
Moon of asteroid Didymos
is a natural satellite or moon of the near-Earth asteroid 65803 Didymos, with which it forms a binary system. The moon was discovered on 20 November 2003
Dimorphos
System: asteroids, distant objects, and dwarf planets, but not comets. As of 2022, the vast majority (97.3%) are asteroids from the asteroid belt. Their
List_of_minor_planets
Topics referred to by the same term
theory Binary system (astronomy), a system of two celestial bodies on a mutual orbit Binary asteroid Binary star Contact binary Contact binary (asteroid) Double
Binary system (disambiguation)
Binary_system_(disambiguation)
Exploitation of raw materials from asteroids
Asteroid mining is the hypothetical and technically possible extraction of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects
Asteroid_mining
Binary system where two planetary-mass objects share an orbital axis external to both
Varda–Ilmarë. Binary asteroids with components of roughly equal mass are sometimes referred to as double minor planets. These include binary asteroids 69230 Hermes
Double_planet
Bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity
into the asteroid moon of the binary asteroid 65803 Didymos, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft made Dimorphos an active asteroid. Scientists
Active_asteroid
Binary main-belt asteroid
4337 Arecibo is a binary asteroid in the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers (15 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 14
4337_Arecibo
Asteroid spectral type
M-class) asteroids are a spectral class of asteroids which appear to contain higher concentrations of metal phases (e.g. iron-nickel) than other asteroid classes
M-type_asteroid
Main-belt asteroid
Frédéric; Carry, Benoit; Berthier, Jérôme (August 2022). "Dynamics of the binary asteroid (379) Huenna". Icarus. 382. Bibcode:2022Icar..38215013V. doi:10.1016/j
379_Huenna
Group of near-Earth asteroids
albedo of 0.22 is assumed based on its known stony composition) (B) Binary asteroid List of minor planet groups List of minor planets List of Mercury-crossing
Atira_asteroid
Near-Earth asteroid
(285263) 1998 QE2 is a dark asteroid and synchronous binary system, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Amor group, approximately
(285263)_1998_QE2
Asteroid
designation 1994 KA, is a stony Phocaea asteroid and an asynchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers
13123_Tyson
Smaller and outer moon of Mars
out that the capture could have occurred if the original body was a binary asteroid that separated due to tidal forces. The main alternative hypothesis
Deimos_(moon)
Asteroid
(600 mi) from the surface on 20 April 2025, revealing the asteroid to be a contact binary. It was named after American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson
52246_Donaldjohanson
Binary near-Earth asteroid
(809875) 2020 BX12 is a sub-kilometer binary asteroid, classified as a near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object of the Apollo group. It was
(809875)_2020_BX12
Near-Earth object
1996 FG3 is a carbonaceous asteroid and binary system, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately
(175706)_1996_FG3
NASA mission to fly by eight asteroids
journey to eight different asteroids. It is slated to visit two main belt asteroids as well as six Jupiter trojans – asteroids that share Jupiter's orbit
Lucy_(spacecraft)
Main-belt asteroid binary
Hermione is a very large binary asteroid discovered in 1872. It orbits in the Cybele group in the far outer asteroid belt. As an asteroid of the dark C spectral
121_Hermione
Main-belt asteroid binary
designation 1989 AA5, is a stony background asteroid and asynchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers (5
6708_Bobbievaile
Binary near-Earth asteroid
is a binary pair of asteroids of approximately equal size and mass, each about 0.9 km (0.56 mi) in diameter. Classified as a near-Earth asteroid and potentially
2017_YE5
Near-Earth asteroid
for binary asteroids in the near-Earth population. The PROCYON probe developed by JAXA and the University of Tokyo was intended to flyby this asteroid before
(185851)_2000_DP107
Center of mass of multiple bodies orbiting each other
Charon, one of Pluto's natural satellites, as well as for many binary asteroids and binary stars. When the less massive object is far away, the barycenter
Barycenter_(astronomy)
Natural satellites of the planet Mars
out that the capture could have occurred if the original body was a binary asteroid that separated under tidal forces. Phobos could be a second-generation
Moons_of_Mars
Asteroid sharing the orbit of Jupiter
The Jupiter trojans, commonly called trojan asteroids or simply trojans, are a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the
Jupiter_trojan
Near-Earth asteroid
Steward Observatory. It is a contact binary asteroid, with two lobes separated by a distinct "neck"; altogether, the asteroid is on average 2 kilometres (1.2 mi)
(8567)_1996_HW1
Eccentric asteroid and suspected contact-binary
SB), is an eccentric asteroid and suspected contact-binary, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid, approximately 2 kilometers
4486_Mithra
Asteroid
bright asteroid and synchronous binary system on a highly eccentric orbit, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the
(164121)_2003_YT1
evolution of asteroids. His researches focus on the collisional processes between asteroids, the origin of near-Earth objects, binary asteroids, their physical
Patrick_Michel
Larger of the two moons of Mars
Deimos, Mars's other moon, are captured asteroids. Landis, Geoffrey A.; "Origin of Martian Moons from Binary Asteroid Dissociation", American Association
Phobos_(moon)
Main-belt asteroid
Levy, provisional designation 1985 QS, is a binary Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter
3673_Levy
binary asteroid system that was impacted four years earlier by the DART spacecraft to validate the kinetic impact method of redirecting an asteroid on
2024_in_spaceflight
Undersea impact crater off West African coast
equivalent to the size of the Bennu asteroid. The authors of the paper speculated that it may have been part of a binary asteroid with the Chicxulub impactor
Nadir_crater
Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid
99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft)
99942_Apophis
Main-belt asteroid
johnstonsarchive.net Asteroids with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net [1], Prediction and Reduction of Stellar Occultations of Binary Asteroids 22 Kalliope
22_Kalliope
Main-belt asteroid binary
(6265) 1985 TW3 is a background asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 11 October 1985, by astronomer
(6265)_1985_TW3
Large asteroid in the asteroid belt
obs). Retrieved 28 April 2019. Yang, B.; et al. (September 2020), "Binary asteroid (31) Euphrosyne: ice-rich and nearly spherical", Astronomy & Astrophysics
31_Euphrosyne
Highly eccentric, rare-type asteroid and synchronous binary system
asteroid and synchronous binary system, classified as a near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 4.8 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid
5143_Heracles
Main-belt asteroid
41 Daphne is a large asteroid from the asteroid belt. It is a dark-surfaced body 174 km in diameter and is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous
41_Daphne
Near-Earth asteroid discovered in 2004
is a bright sub-kilometer asteroid and binary system, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately
(357439)_2004_BL86
Satellite that orbits a natural satellite
towards a lunar surface base, but the station may be considered later. Binary asteroid Circumplanetary disk – Accumulation of matter around a planet Minor-planet
Subsatellite
Bright binary Vestian asteroid
provisional designation 1990 CH, is a bright binary Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles)
5481_Kiuchi
Main-belt asteroid
provisional designation 9512 P-L, is a Florian asteroid and suspected binary from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.1 kilometers in diameter
6615_Plutarchos
Main-belt asteroid binary
(15430) 1998 UR31 is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered through the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at the Xinglong Station in the Chinese
(15430)_1998_UR31
to the asteroid Psyche. The year 2026 is expected to bring humanity's first close-up views of two Solar system objects, the near-Earth asteroids Kamoʻoalewa
2026_in_spaceflight
Hungaria asteroid and binary system
provisional designation 1989 UH2, is a Hungaria asteroid and binary system from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers (2 miles)
5477_Holmes
NASA program
2019. Janus was going to launch with Psyche and fly past multiple binary asteroid, but was removed from that mission due to the Psyche spacecraft being
Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration
Small_Innovative_Missions_for_Planetary_Exploration
Interstellar object that passed near Earth in 2017
radiation pressure. It has a rotation rate similar to the Solar System's asteroids, but many valid models permit it to be unusually more elongated than all
1I/ʻOumuamua
Mars-crossing asteroid
3255 Tholen, provisional designation 1980 RA, is a stony binary asteroid, Mars-crosser and relatively fast rotator, that measures approximately 5.1 kilometers
3255_Tholen
Main-belt asteroid binary
Zech, provisional designation A919 SA, is a stony binary asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6.5 kilometers in diameter.
2623_Zech
Main-belt asteroid
243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna
243_Ida
Asteroid
"5381" Neish, C. D.; et al. (December 2003), "Radar Observations of Binary Asteroid 5381 Sekhmet", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 35: 1421
5381_Sekhmet
Stony near-Earth asteroid
1862 Apollo /əˈpɒloʊ/ is a stony asteroid, approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object (NEO). It was discovered by German
1862_Apollo
Space probe concept
selected as a binary asteroid, so that the effect of the deflection would be seen even from Earth by observing the period of the binary. The targets were
Don_Quijote_(spacecraft)
Relative directions of orbit or rotation
plane. Asteroids with satellites, also known as binary asteroids, make up about 15% of all asteroids less than 10 km in diameter in the main belt and
Retrograde and prograde motion
Retrograde_and_prograde_motion
Asteroid rotation perturbation
effect is responsible for the creation of binary and tumbling asteroids as well as for changing an asteroid's pole towards 0°, 90°, or 180° relative to
YORP_effect
M-type asteroid
the asteroid and caused Alexhelios to split off. Cleoselene may have split off later, around 10 million years ago. Kleopatra is a contact binary – if
216_Kleopatra
Stony asteroid and binary system from the middle regions of the asteroid belt
provisional designation 1982 KC1, is a stony asteroid and binary system from the middle regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter
4029_Bridges
Main-belt asteroid
317 Roxane is an asteroid from the asteroid belt approximately 19 km in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois from Nice on
317_Roxane
Main-belt asteroid binary
designation 1983 VG7, is a stony Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in
3841_Dicicco
Asteroid named after goddess Ishtar
7088 Ishtar, provisional designation 1992 AA, is a synchronous binary asteroid and near-Earth object from the Amor group, approximately 1.3 kilometers
7088_Ishtar
Asteroid with two moons
45 Eugenia is a large asteroid of the asteroid belt. It is famed as one of the first asteroids to be found to have a moon orbiting it. It was also the
45_Eugenia
Near-Earth asteroid
designation 1992 CC1) is a stony contact binary asteroid classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group of asteroids, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter
11066_Sigurd
Stony main-belt binary asteroid
designation 1968 HA, is a stony Florian asteroid and an asynchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers (5
1830_Pogson
Hungaria asteroid and synchronous binary system
designation 1938 ED1, is a stony Hungaria asteroid and synchronous binary system from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in
1453_Fennia
When an object is hidden behind another
defined the shape of about two-thirds of the asteroid, and detected the secondary companion of the bright binary star; these observations, taken together
Occultation
Main-belt asteroid binary
designation 1996 HA15, is a Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.8 kilometers (3
8116_Jeanperrin
Lakes in northern Quebec, Canada
colleagues in 1965, the impactors may have been gravitationally bound as a binary asteroid, a suggestion also made by Thomas Wm. Hamilton in a 1978 letter to
Clearwater_Lakes
Binary asteroid
(provisional designation 1999 TO14) is a Koronian asteroid and binary system from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter
22899_Alconrad
Asteroid
designation 1924 QG, is a stony Florian asteroid and suspected asynchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers
1016_Anitra
Background asteroid and binary system
provisional designation 1990 QF, is a background asteroid and binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles)
6244_Okamoto
Mars-crossing asteroid
(15700) 1987 QD is a Mars-crossing asteroid and a binary candidate from inside the innermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers (1
(15700)_1987_QD
Asteroid
then radar observations of other asteroids have found other contact binaries. Castalia is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its minimum orbit
4769_Castalia
Main-belt asteroid
observations did not indicate a binary asteroid type, but did add to the data set available for this asteroid; this asteroid is part of the Hungaria group
2131_Mayall
insertion July 2032 JUICE Flyby of Europa 2 March 2033 Lucy Flyby of binary asteroid 617 Patroclus-Menoetius Target altitude 1000 km December 2034 JUICE
Timeline_of_spaceflight
Main-belt asteroid
variations of the asteroid light curve. This data suggests that the asteroid may have a complex shape or it could be a binary asteroid system. Observations
39_Laetitia
Cancelled NASA mission for asteroid fly-bys
Mission is Going to Visit Two Binary Asteroids at Universe Today Janus: A mission concept to explore two NEO Binary Asteroids by D. J. Scheeres et at. Where
Janus_(spacecraft)
Stony binary asteroid and slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt
designation 1990 BM, is a stony, synchronous binary asteroid and slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter
4951_Iwamoto
Binary near-Earth asteroid
326732 Nice (/ˈniːs/ NEESS; provisional designation 2003 HB6) is a binary near-Earth asteroid. It was discovered on 25 April 2003 by the Lowell Observatory
326732_Nice
BINARY ASTEROID
BINARY ASTEROID
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly South Yorkshire)
English (chiefly South Yorkshire) : topographic name for someone who lived on land enclosed by a bend in a river, from Old English binnan ēa ‘within the river’, or a habitational name from places in Kent called Binney and Binny, which have this origin.Scottish : habitational name from Binney or Binniehill near Falkirk, named in Gaelic as Beinnach, from beinn ‘hill’ + the locative suffix -ach.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Shore, Musical instrument, Goddess of wealth
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Einarr, EINAR means "lone warrior."
Girl/Female
English
Originally a diminutive used for names ending in -bina, like Albina, Columbina, and Robina, now...
Boy/Male
Latin
Happy; Cheerful.
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Bina, BINAH means "intelligence, wisdom."Â
Female
Hebrew
(×‘Ö¼Ö´×™× Ö¸×”) Hebrew name BINA means "intelligence, wisdom."Â
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi Vijay, BIJAY means "victory."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Shore, Musical instrument, Goddess of wealth
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Blessing
Boy/Male
American, Australian, French, German, Greek, Latin, Polish, Swedish
Cheerful; Happy; Joyful; Similar to Hilary
Boy/Male
Irish
An ancient Irish name whos meaning is lost in antiquety.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name PINAR means "spring."
Male
Hindi/Indian
(विनय) Hindi name VINAY means "leading asunder."
Female
English
English pet form of German Belinda, possibly BINDY means "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree."
Boy/Male
Indian
An intimate particle of the God of heaven
Girl/Female
Indian
(the wife of Sage Kashyap)
Girl/Female
Indian
Modesty
Male
English
English unisex form of Latin Hilarius and Hilaria, HILARY means "joyful; happy."Â Originally, this was strictly a masculine name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Vickery.
BINARY ASTEROID
BINARY ASTEROID
Girl/Female
English
Abbreviation of Cassandra. Unheeded prophetess. In Homer's 'The Iliad' Cassandra's prediction of...
Boy/Male
Hindi American
White.
Biblical
Kenan, acquisition;
Girl/Female
Hindu
Star, Prosperity
Girl/Female
Muslim
Pilgrimage to makkah
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Look After
Boy/Male
Dutch
Girl/Female
Tamil
Veenavani | வீநாவாநீ
Goddess Saraswati
Girl/Female
Arabic, Parsi
Fair; Black-haired Women; Sun; Fortune
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Classical Melody; Wife of Lord Ganesh
BINARY ASTEROID
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BINARY ASTEROID
a.
lasting for one day; as, a diary fever.
n.
A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride.
a.
Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary, or decimal, scale.
a.
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
n.
A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
n.
A binary compound of zinc.
n.
A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary.
n.
A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary; as, potassium iodide.
n.
A binary compound of selenium, or a compound regarded as binary; as, ethyl selenide.
a.
Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions.
a.
Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
n.
A binary compound of phosphorus.
n.
See Finery.
n.
That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality.
v. i.
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
n.
A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary.
a.
Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary acids; biliary ducts.
a.
Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
n.
Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
n.
A canary bird.