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Third Moon of Elektra
February 18 , 2022
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- Astronomers discovered a third moon orbiting the main-belt asteroid (130) Elektra.
- This is the first quadruple asteroid ever found.
- Elektra was first discovered by Litchfield Observatory astronomer Christian Peters.
- The first moon of Elektra was discovered in 2003 by Dr. William Merline and his team.
- The second moon of Elektra is designated as S/2014 (130) 1 or S2.
- Astronomers have now discovered the third moon, orbiting Elekta.
- It is designated as S/2014 (130) 2 or S3.
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