When NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew past its first official target Dinkinesh in November 2023, researchers discovered that the asteroid—known as 'Dinky'—was not alone in space. A satellite asteroid, which the team named 'Selam,' was orbiting Dinky.
Moon orbiting 'Dinky' asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-05-moon-orbiting-dinky-asteroid-tiny.html
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