Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families
Complete lightcurves of 17 asteroids belonging to the Themis, Eos, and Maria families have been obtained, as well as single-night photometric observations of eight objects belonging to the same families. Using also data previously available in the literature, we perform a preliminary statistical ana...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2004-12, Vol.172 (2), p.388-401 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Complete lightcurves of 17 asteroids belonging to the Themis, Eos, and Maria families have been obtained, as well as single-night photometric observations of eight objects belonging to the same families. Using also data previously available in the literature, we perform a preliminary statistical analysis aimed at detecting possible correlations between rotational periods, overall lightcurve amplitudes, and objetcs' sizes. No evident correlation was found, with the possible exception of a weak anticorrelation between size and spin period. The implications of this possible anticorrelation are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0019-1035 1090-2643 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008 |