New determination of the size and bulk density of the binary asteroid 22 Kalliope from observations of mutual eclipses

P. Descamps, F. Marchis, J. Pollock +16

In 2007, the M-type binary asteroid 22 Kalliope reached one of its annual equinoxes. As a consequence, the orbit plane of its small moon, Linus, was aligned closely to the Sun's li…