2001 XR254's primary rotates every 11.17 h and its lightcurve suggests it is itself a close/contact binary, with mutual eclipses predicted for 2031–2040.
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Rotation and Mutual Eclipse Events Season in the Kuiper Belt: (524366) 2001 XR$_{254}$
2001 XR254's primary rotates every 11.17 h and its lightcurve suggests it is itself a close/contact binary, with mutual eclipses predicted for 2031–2040.