We present rotationally resolved spectra of asteroid 490 Veritas in the near-infrared (NIR) that show interesting differences. Dynamical arguments indicate that 490 Veritas is the main fragment of a recent (8.3 My) asteroidal break-up. We obtained NIR spectra (0.8-2.4 microns) on UT May 11, 2008, using the SpeX instrument on NASA's Infrared

The table contains the relative radial velocity measurements of 30 Ari B with the 2-m Alfred-Jensch telescope at the Thueringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg. (1 data file).

Aims: Proper motion measurements of the cool and ultracool populations in the Upper Scorpius OB association are crucial to confirm membership and to identify possible run-away objects. Methods: We cross-match samples of photometrically selected and spectroscopically confirmed cool and ultracool (K5 SpT M8.5) candidate members in the Upper

A population of small main-belt asteroids residing on closely similar orbits was revealed by Vokrouhlicky and Nesvorny (2008, Astron. J. 136, 280-290). We have estimated statistical significances of individual pairs (Pravec and Vokrouhlicky 2009, Icarus, in press) and started a photometry observing program to characterize their spin properties

The requirements for current large and future extremely large telescopes as well as the quick development of IR instrumentation demand a proper characterization of precipitable water vapour (PWV) above astronomical sites. A comparison of PWV estimations from a photometer and a GPS (Global Positioning System) above the Observatorio del Roque de los

Airglow in a planetary atmosphere is diagnostic of the combined effects of transport, both vertical and horizontal, and chemistry. Airglow emission on the night side in the OH(3-2, 2-1, 2-0, and 1-0), O2(c-X and a-X), and NO(C-A) bands has been reported in the past two years based on observations by VIRTIS on Venus Express [1,2,3]. Previous