4769 Castalia

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An asteroid in the Sol system, Castalia has a dumbell shape and is about 1.8 kilometers across at its widest. Its two distinct lobes are about .75 kilometers across. It has a narrow waist of approximately 100 to 150 meters in depth. The two lobes were probably separate objects that came together after a relatively gentle collision. The surface of both lobes have similar composition and roughness.

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