Binary asteroid
Binary asteroid The term binary asteroid refers to a system in which two ... common centre of gravity, in analogy with binary stars. Asteroids that have moons of ...
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Asteroid
Asteroid This page is about the astronomical body Asteroid. For the arcade game, see Asteroids. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet ... of the asteroids are within the main asteroid belt, with elliptical orbits between those ...
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Asteroid   (translated from French)
Asteroid One asteroid is one heavenly object whose size varies ... planets and thus far from luminous. The asteroid 4 Vesta in is the exception, it ... known where to pose the glance! An asteroid resembles one more or less star who ... The discovery of the first asteroids The asteroid 1 Cérès seen by space telescope ...
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Trojan asteroid
Trojan asteroid Image of the Trojan asteroids in front ... orbital path. Also shown is the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and ... they had measured the density of the binary Trojan asteroid 617 Patroclus as being less than that ... made the first observation of a Trojan asteroid, in 1904, but the significance of ...
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Asteroid moon
Asteroid moon 243 Ida and its moon Dactyl An asteroid moon is an asteroid that orbits another asteroid. It is thought that many asteroids may ... with moons are commonly referred to as binary asteroids. The term double asteroid is ...
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Apollo asteroid
Apollo asteroid The Apollo asteroid 25143 Itokawa. Photo courtesy of JAXA. The ... asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, the first asteroid of this group to be discovered. They ... orbits to cross). The largest known Apollo asteroid is 1866 Sisyphus, with a diameter of ... category) List of named Apollo asteroids Apollo asteroid records External links List of Apollo ...
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Asteroid belt
Asteroid belt For the Velvet Chain album, see Asteroid Belt (album). Image of the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt is a region of the solar ... and Jupiter where the greatest concentration of asteroid orbits can be found. It is ...
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Asteroid occultation
Asteroid occultation An asteroid occultation occurs when an asteroid passes in front of a star (occults ... although most require a telescope to see. Asteroid occultations are useful for measuring the size ... sectional profile of the shape of an asteroid can even be determined if a ...
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Asteroid mining
Asteroid mining This article is about a proposed ... industrial process. 433 Eros is a stony asteroid in a near-Earth orbit Asteroid mining may soon be a method for ... and minerals could be mined from an asteroid in space using a variety of methods. Even a relatively small asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer ...
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Apohele asteroid
Apohele asteroid Apohele asteroids are a subclass of Aten ... under a bit of debate, since most asteroid subclasses are named for prominent members of ... named for 2062 Aten, the first such asteroid discovered), whereas there is no asteroid named "Apohele". Apohele is the Hawaiian word ... cloud) For other objects and regions, see: Binary asteroids, Asteroid moons and the Solar ...
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