Progress in accurate determinations of diameters of minor planets
Abstract
The occultation technique for estimating the diameter of an asteroid is explained, and some recent results are compiled in tables. Results for 2 Pallas are compared with those of other methods (micrometry, double images, radiometry, polarimetry, and speckle interferometry), demonstrating the superior accuracy of the occultation procedure, and the disadvantages of occultation (the need for simultaneous observations at widely spaced sites and the relatively rare opportunities) are indicated.
- Publication:
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Asteroids, Comets, and Meteors
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983acm..proc..107T
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Diameters;
- Space Observations (From Earth);
- Stellar Occultation;
- Astrometry;
- Interferometry;
- Polarimetry;
- Radiometers;
- Astronomy