Satellite Formation around the Largest Asteroids

Satellites around large asteroids are preferentially found among those with the most rapid rotation and elongated shape. The taxonomic statistics are similarly skewed; in total, 13 asteroids larger than 100 km are known to have satellites, but none have been discovered among S-type asteroids. Previo...

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Main Authors: Kevin J. Walsh, Ronald-Louis Ballouz, Harrison F. Agrusa, Josef Hanus̆, Martin Jutzi, Patrick Michel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adc562
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