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Re: New Asteroid Satellite Discovered

To: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: New Asteroid Satellite Discovered
From: Bernd Pauli HD <bernd.pauli@lehrer1.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 01:39:15 +0100
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Ron Baalke schrieb:

> SKY & TELESCOPE'S NEWS BULLETIN - MARCH 26, 1999
>
> NEW ASTEROID SATELLITE
>
> For the first time, ground-based astronomers have directly imaged a
> satellite orbiting an asteroid. W.J. Merline and his colleagues
> announced ... that several images of minor planet 45 Eugenia show a
> fainter companion.

Thank you Ron!Minor Planet 45 Eugenia, diameter 226 km
Inclination i = 6.606°
Mean Distance a = 2.7224
Opposition Magnitude = ca. 10.8

Best regards,

Bernd

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New Asteroid Satellite Discovered

From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>

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