The Occultation of a 12th mag star by Binary Asteroid Martschmidt

Feb 23, 2025

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This asteroid was discovered to be a binary asteroid by me and Jean-Francois Gout Nov 16-20 of 2024. We dont have an orbit yet, but the orbital period is 23.2 hours, although there's a chance it's only 11.6 hours not yet ruled out. In any case there are eclipses every 11.6 hours as of late Nov 2024. The asteroids are only 1.9 km in diameter and gravity is weak, so the orbit is going to be tight. Observing another binary occultation here is not unlikely.