Didymos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos) Literally, “twin”, named for being a double asteroid.

Proper noun

Didymos

(astronomy) The small binary Near-Earth asteroid, (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos

Synonyms

1996 GT
(65803) 1996 GT
65803 Didymos
(65803) Didymos

Translations

asteroid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙生星／双生星 (the binary system),
孿大星／孪大星 (the parent body)
Greek: Δίδυμος (el) (Dídymos)
Russian: Дидим (ru) (Didim)

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