(458271) 2010 UM26 and 2010 RN221
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458271-2010-um26-and-2010-rn221-249-4678566
title:
(458271) 2010 UM26 and 2010 RN221
text:
(458271) 2010 UM26 and 2010 RN221 are a pair of sub-kilometer-sized asteroids that have extremely similar orbits in the main asteroid belt. These two asteroids are thought to have dissociated from a binary system sometime in the 2000s, which would make them one of the youngest asteroid pairs known. The largest member of this pair, (458271) 2010 UM26, is about 760 m (2,490 ft) in diameter and was discovered on 10 November 2006 by the Spacewatch survey at Kitt Peak Observatory. The smaller member,
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description:
Pair of main-belt asteroids
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(458271)_2010_UM26_and_2010_RN221
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date modified:
2024-01-14T19:56:45Z
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