binary-lobed asteroid
C38470
concept
A binary-lobed asteroid is a small celestial body composed of two distinct, roughly connected lobes that likely formed from the gentle merger or contact of two separate asteroids, giving it a characteristic "peanut" or "rubber duck" shape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kuiper Belt object lobe | 1 |
| binary-lobed asteroid canonical | 1 |
| smaller lobe of contact binary Kuiper Belt object | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: binary-lobed asteroid
Generated description
A binary-lobed asteroid is a small celestial body composed of two distinct, roughly connected lobes that likely formed from the gentle merger or contact of two separate asteroids, giving it a characteristic "peanut" or "rubber duck" shape.
Instances (3)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| 25143 Itokawa | — |
| Ultima | Kuiper Belt object lobe |
| Thule | smaller lobe of contact binary Kuiper Belt object |