(15430) 1998 UR31 is a main-belt binary asteroid. It was discovered through the Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at the Xinglong Station in the Chinese province of Hebei on October 22, 1998.[1] A moon was discovered orbiting the asteroid in 2010. The moon has an orbital period of almost exactly a day, and is tidally locked with the asteroid.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15430 (1998 UR31)" (2015-01-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Johnston, Robert. "(15430) 1998 UR31". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
External links
- Asteroids with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net
- (15430) 1998 UR31 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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