Eight Months of Light Curves of Minor Planet 1036 Ganymed
Abstract
Minor Planet 1036 Ganymed, the largest Mars crosser, made its closest approach to Earth in the 21st century in 2011 October, and was continuously observed over a path length exceeding 100 degrees from 2011 May to 2012 January. The shape of the light-curve changed greatly during this interval, with a mean synodic period 10.3031 hours over the interval 2011 May to October and amplitude varying from 0.10 mag to 0.30 mag and increasing roughly linearly with increasing phase angle.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, the Strolling Astronomer
- Pub Date:
- September 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012JALPO..54d..36P