3673 Levy

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3673 Levy is an asteroid discovered on August 22, 1985 by Edward L. G. Bowell^[1] and named after Canadian astronomer David H. Levy. In December 2007, astronomers discovered that 3673 Levy in a binary asteroid having a satellite roughly 28% of its size orbiting every 21.6 hours.^[2]

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1. ^ Minor Planet Center. Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000). Retrieved on December 31, 2007.
2. ^ Roger Sinnott (Sky & Telescope on-line). David Levy's Binary Asteroid. Retrieved on December 31, 2007.