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A Comparison Between Binary Star Light Curves and Those of Possible Binary Asteroids

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Since about ten years coordinated programs of photoelectric observations of asteroids are carried out to derive rotation rates and light curves. Quite a number of those asteroids exhibit features in their light curves, with similar characteristics as variable stars and especially eclipsing binaries. This would allow also an interpretation that there might be an evidence for the binary nature of some asteroids, based on observational hints. A few examples are given and a list of indications for the possible binary nature of asteroids, based on their light curve features, is presented.

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  1. Institut für Astronomie, Graz, Austria

    H. J. Schober

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  1. Lembang, Java, Indonesia

    Bambang Hidayat

  2. Manchester, UK

    Zdeněk Kopal

  3. Bamberg, Germany

    Jürgen Rahe

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Schober, H.J. (1984). A Comparison Between Binary Star Light Curves and Those of Possible Binary Asteroids. In: Hidayat, B., Kopal, Z., Rahe, J. (eds) Double Stars, Physical Properties and Generic Relations. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6372-6_37

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