X.8. Binary asteroid parameters

The data in the Table on p. 5788 – 5789 embrace estimated parameters for 128 binary systems in near Earth, Mars crossing, main belt and Trojan orbits (more than 90% of corresponding objects are marked in the Table "Minor planet lightcurve parameters" as undoubtedly binary and in other cases as suspected binary). The Table contains such data as estimated diameters of primary and secondary components, their rotation periods, semi-major axis of orbit of the secondary component, etc (see more detailed explanation in the Table footnote). The data were presented by P. Pravec (Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic) (see Pravec, P., Harris, A. W., 2007. Binary Asteroid Population. 1. Angular Momentum Content. Icarus, 190 (2007) 250 – 259. The July 2011 update of the data was made by P. Pravec and 41 colleagues for paper "Binary Asteroid Population. 2. Anisotropic distribution of orbit poles of small, inner main-belt binaries", Icarus, 218 (2012) 125-143).