Lightcurves of 6 Jupiter Trojan asteroids

Bibcode
2010P&SS...58.1035M
DOI
10.1016/j.pss.2010.03.009
Melita, M. D.; Duffard, R.; Williams, I. P.; Jones, D. C.; Licandro, J.; Ortiz, J. L.
Bibliographical reference

Planetary and Space Science, Volume 58, Issue 7-8, p. 1035-1039.

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2010
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
7
Refereed citations
6
Description
From the point of view of the intrinsic rotation, the Jupiter Trojans are not as well characterized as the main belt asteroids, primarily because the available sample of lightcurves is small and mainly restricted to the largest objects. We have obtained rotational periods and lightcurve amplitudes for 6 Trojan asteroids, which range between values of 5.7 and 9.6 h and 0.08 and 0.59 magnitudes, respectively. This sample includes an object of absolute visual magnitude H=11.5 m, which corresponds to physical radii ranging from 35 to 22 km, assuming albedos between 4% and 10%. The values of the rotation periods found are consistent with those found for the Main Belt Asteroids in the same size range.
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Minor Bodies of the Solar System
This project studies the physical and compositional properties of the so-called minor bodies of the Solar System, that includes asteroids, icy objects, and comets. Of special interest are the trans-neptunian objects (TNOs), including those considered the most distant objects detected so far (Extreme-TNOs or ETNOs); the comets and the comet-asteroid
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Type
Refereed
Exoplanetary Systems & Solar System (SEYSS)

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