Minor planet 1983TB: A dead comet?
Abstract
IDS spectra of the Apollo asteroid 1983TB were obtained at McDonald Observatory on 2 December 1983 UT. These spectra were examined for cometary-type emission and none were found. The reflectance of 1983TB was found to be similar to an S-type asteroid.
- Publication:
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Icarus
- Pub Date:
- August 1984
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0019-1035(84)90029-0
- Bibcode:
- 1984Icar...59..296C
- Keywords:
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- Apollo Asteroids;
- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Comets;
- Planetary Evolution;
- Planetary Orbits;
- Planetary Surfaces;
- COMETS;
- ASTEROIDS;
- 1983TB;
- SPECTRA;
- APOLLO ASTEROIDS;
- OBSERVATIONS;
- ASTRONOMY;
- OPTICAL PROPERTIES;
- EMISSIONS;
- REFLECTANCE;
- COMPARISONS;
- CLASSIFICATION;
- SPECTROGRAPHY;
- DATA