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Space.com reports.
These are two separate objects that revolve around 39. One of these two objects is almost the same size – 900 meters each – so far, scientists knew only three other well-chosen couples. [004] Most double asteroids are unequal, with one half eclipsing another, but in 2017 YE5 one half seems much darker than the other
In general, about 25% of the asteroids in our star system are double, but still they do not Have never visited the exploratory probes