(24495) 2001 AV1 - A Suspected Very Wide Binary
Abstract
We report that asteroid (24495) 2001 AV1 is a binary asteroid. It is another candidate for the special case of very wide binaries. The primary lightcurve has a period of 24.083 ± 0.005 h and an amplitude 0.58 ± 0.05 mag. and the secondary lightcurve has a period of 2.7375 ± 0.0001 h.
- Publication:
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Minor Planet Bulletin
- Pub Date:
- October 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017MPBu...44..319S
- Keywords:
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- Minor Planets;
- Asteroids;
- Light Curves;
- Photometry;
- Periods