2020 BX12—The Last Binary Asteroid Discovered at Arecibo

2020 BX12—The Last Binary Asteroid Discovered at Arecibo

Radar observations of 2020 BX _12 conducted with the S -band planetary radar system (2380 MHz, 12.6 cm) at the Arecibo Observatory on 2020 February 4 and 5 revealed that this potentially hazardous asteroid is a binary system. Spectroscopic observations with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias on 202...

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Main Authors: Luisa Fernanda Zambrano-Marin, Sean E. Marshall, Ellen S. Howell, Julia de León, Noemi Pinilla-Alonso, Anne K. Virkki, Jon Giorgini, Flaviane C. F. Venditti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Near-Earth objects
Radar observations
Asteroid satellites
Radar telescopes
Asteroids
Small Solar System bodies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adbe39
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