Orbital elements and other data (Assumed or derived values in parenthesis, my estimates in italics and parenthesis. Source identifications in brackets, see this link for sources):
orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL]:
orbital data, S/2008 (216) 1:
orbital data, S/2008 (216) 2:
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other data, primary:
other data, S/2008 (216) 1:
other data, S/2008 (216) 2:
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--(216) Kleopatra--discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 10 April 1880 by J. Palisa at Pola. Alternate designations A905 OA, A910 RA. In November 1999 Kleopatra was imaged by radar from Arecibo.
S/2008 (216) 1 and S/2008 (216) 2 discovered by F. Marchis, P. Descamps, J. Berthier, and J. P. Emery from Keck II adaptive optics telescope observations acquired 19 September 2008; reported 24 September 2008.
See more information and links at Asteroid/Comet Connection Catchall Catalog page
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