Bibcode
Bartczak, P.; Kryszczyńska, A.; Dudziński, G.; Polińska, M.; Colas, F.; Vachier, F.; Marciniak, A.; Pollock, J.; Apostolovska, G.; Santana-Ros, T.; Hirsch, R.; Dimitrow, W.; Murawiecka, M.; Wietrzycka, P.; Nadolny, J.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 471, Issue 1, p.941-947
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10
2017
Citations
4
Refereed citations
2
Description
We present a new non-convex model of the binary asteroid (809) Lundia. A
SAGE (Shaping Asteroids with Genetic Evolution) method using
disc-integrated photometry only was used for deriving physical
parameters of this binary system. The model of (809) Lundia improves
former system's pole solution and gives the ecliptic coordinates of the
orbit pole - λ = 122°, β = 22°, σ =
±5° - and the orbital period of 15.415 74 ± 0.000 01
h. For scaling our results, we used an effective diameter
(Deff) of 9.6 ± 1.1 km obtained from Spitzer
observations. The non-convex shape description of the components
permitted a refined calculation of the components' volumes, leading to a
density estimation of 2.5 ± 0.2 g cm-3 and a
macroporosity of 13-23 per cent. The intermediate-scale features of the
model may also offer new clues on the components' origin and evolution.