Relation?

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I just found these two asteroids that are in relatively close proximity to each other. Is there a possible relationship between these two asteroids?
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https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer-dev/?ra=348.3915&dec=0.7742&layer=hsc-dr3&zoom=16&const
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https://www.legacysurvey.org//viewer-dev/?ra=348.4874&dec=0.9044&layer=hsc-dr3&zoom=15&const

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If they’re both main belt, they should have a very similar orbit, which would explain the consistent smearing direction. They’re a little too separated to be associated in the sense of binarity though.

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