The Hungaria asteroid 7958 Leakey is a known binary (Warner et al., 2012). It was observed in 2015 to confirm and refine the original periods for the primary rotation and satellite orbit. The analysis of the 2015 data found a noticeably different orbital period. We report on the analysis of the new data and a second look at the data from 2012.
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Minor Planet Bull
January 2016
Carpione Observatory (K49), San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI), ITALY.
The Hungaria asteroid 7958 Leakey is a known binary (Warner et al., 2012). It was observed in 2015 to confirm and refine the original periods for the primary rotation and satellite orbit.
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