Photometric lightcurves of 21 asteroids
Abstract
Forty-three lightcurves of 21 asteroids obtained in Arizona between 1968 and 1978 are presented with a brief discussion of each. Included are four asteroids not previously observed: 34 Circe, 138 Tolosa, 162 Laurentia, and 1058 Grubba. Rotation periods are at least 12 hr for Circe, either 6.42 or 12.98 hrs for Laurentia, and more than 18 hr for Grubba. Magnitudes and colors for 12 of the asteroids are given. It appears that 10 Hygiea has lightcurves which sometimes have two maxima per rotation cycle and sometimes three. A strong relation between amplitude and solar phase angle is seen for 39 Laetitia. The first direct evidence of an opposition effect for 89 Julia is given. 511 Davida is discussed in an effort to understand the pole orientation using photometric astrometry.
- Publication:
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Icarus
- Pub Date:
- October 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0019-1035(85)90037-5
- Bibcode:
- 1985Icar...64...37V
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Astronomical Photometry;
- Light Curve;
- Color;
- Magnitude;
- Rotation;
- ASTEROIDS;
- PHOTOMETRY;
- LIGHTCURVES;
- CIRCE;
- TOLOSA;
- LAURENTIA;
- GRUBBA;
- ROTATION;
- PERIOD;
- MAGNITUDE;
- COLOR;
- HYGIEA;
- AMPLITUDE;
- LAETITIA;
- JULIA;
- DAVIDA;
- ASTROMETRY;
- CATALOG;
- VICTORIA;
- THALIA;
- ECHO;
- AMALTHEA;
- PALLAS;
- ANTIGONE;
- ARSINOE;
- COMPARISONS;
- ULTRAVIOLET;
- ISIS;
- WINCHESTER;
- EUGENIA