Data Set Information
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DATA_SET_NAME |
BINARY MINOR PLANETS V1.0
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DATA_SET_ID |
EAR-A-COMPIL-5-BINMP-V1.0
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NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
NULL
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DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
A summary of binary minor planets known or suspected as of
November 2005, with properties updated as of July 2006, compiled
by Rnichardson and Walsh.
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DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION |
Data Set Overview
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The table lists orbital and physical properties for well-observed
or suspected binary minor planets and Pluto/Charon, as inspired
from Richardson & Walsh 2006 (Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 34,
47-81). The table columns are as follows: asteroid number;
asteroid name; provisional designation; asteroid type (N =
near-Earth asteroid, M = Main Belt asteroid, T = Jupiter Trojan, K
= trans-neptunian object); semimajor axis of system with respect
to Sun (in AU); eccentricity of system; diameter of primary (km);
diameter of primary uncertainty (km); spin period of primary (h);
spin period uncertainty (h); semimajor axis of binary (km);
semimajor axis of binary uncertainty (km); diameter of secondary
(km); diameter of secondary uncertainty (km); orbital period of
binary (d); orbital period of binary uncertainty (d); system mass
(kg); system mass uncertainty (kg); system density (g/cc); system
density uncertainty (g/cc); and reference code(s). Dashes or
invalid inputs (usually -9.99) indicate unassigned or unknown
values. Reference codes (usually more than one per binary) refer
to entries in the ancillary document which provides full citation
information. Data are ordered by asteroid number, then
provisional designation.
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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
2006-05-25T00:00:00.000Z
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START_TIME |
1978-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
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STOP_TIME |
2006-07-11T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_NAME |
SUPPORT ARCHIVES
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MISSION_START_DATE |
2004-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_STOP_DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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TARGET_NAME |
ASTEROID
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TARGET_TYPE |
ASTEROID
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INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
PUBLIT
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INSTRUMENT_NAME |
COMPILATION
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INSTRUMENT_ID |
COMPIL
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INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
UNKNOWN
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NODE_NAME |
Small Bodies
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ARCHIVE_STATUS |
SUPERSEDED
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CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Confidence Level Overview
=========================
The Astrophysics Data System (ADS) was used to collect the data
presented in the table. Users are referred to the individual
papers in the ancillary document for the confidence level of each
item.
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CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Richardson, D.C. and Walsh, K.J., Eds., Binary Minor Planets
V1.0. EAR-A-COMPIL-5-BINMP-V1.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2006.
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ABSTRACT_TEXT |
We present a data table giving basic physical and orbital
parameters for known binary minor planets in the Solar System
(and Pluto/Charon) based on published literature. For the
purposes of this table, a binary minor planet is any mutually
orbiting pair of minor planets in our Solar System, where a minor
planet is any substantial body orbiting the Sun that is not a
major planet, nor is bound to a major planet.
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PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
DEREK RICHARDSON
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SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
Small Bodies Node PSI Website
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