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Moons of Kleopatra
volcanopele
post Sep 25 2008, 11:48 PM
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Anyone have a details from the IAU Circular #8980? The subject headers suggest that two satellites have been discovered at 216 Kleopatra, an oddly shaped M-type main belt asteroid.


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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Sep 26 2008, 12:48 AM) *
The subject headers suggest that two satellites have been discovered at 216 Kleopatra, an oddly shaped M-type main belt asteroid.


Composite image of (216) Kleopatra observed with the 10m-Keck II telescope and its adaptive optics system on September 19 2008 UT. The arrows indicate the position of the newly discovered satellites with temporary names S/2008 (216) 1 and S/2008 (216) 2.

Kleopatra (216), S/2008(216) 1 and S/2008(216) 2


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- volcanopele   Moons of Kleopatra   Sep 25 2008, 11:48 PM
- - tasp   Introduction to Asteroids mentions a possible sate...   Sep 26 2008, 03:07 AM
- - Holder of the Two Leashes   Did my best, but all I can come up with is the cir...   Sep 27 2008, 04:58 AM
|- - David   They ought to name one of the moons "Caesario...   Sep 27 2008, 05:35 PM
|- - Holder of the Two Leashes   QUOTE (David @ Sep 27 2008, 11:35 AM) The...   Sep 28 2008, 02:15 AM
- - Phil Stooke   There was a stellar occultation by Kleopatra on Se...   Sep 28 2008, 01:28 AM
- - peter59   QUOTE (volcanopele @ Sep 26 2008, 12:48 A...   Oct 2 2008, 04:58 PM

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