3673 Levy
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3673 Levy is an asteroid
discovered on August 22, 1985 by Edward L. G. Bowell
and named after Canadian
astronomer David H. Levy
. In December 2007, astronomers discovered that 3673 Levy is a binary asteroid
having a satellite roughly 28% of its size orbiting every 21.6 hours.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 22, 1985 by Edward L. G. Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell , known as "Ted", is an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the Université de Paris....
and named after Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
astronomer David H. Levy
David H. Levy
David H. Levy is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery in 1993 of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.-Biography:...
. In December 2007, astronomers discovered that 3673 Levy is a binary asteroid
Binary asteroid
A binary asteroid is a system of two asteroids orbiting their common center of mass, in analogy with binary stars. 243 Ida was the first binary asteroid to be identified when the Galileo spacecraft did a flyby in 1993...
having a satellite roughly 28% of its size orbiting every 21.6 hours.