Discovering New V-Type Asteroids in the Vicinity of 4 Vesta
Abstract
We present results on the identification of two new V-type asteroids, 809 Lundia and 956 Elisa. These asteroids are located in the neighborhood of Asteroid 4 Vesta, but they do not belong to Vesta's dynamical family. Their spectra in the visible wavelength are consistent with the spectra of the Vesta family members (Vestoids) and of other V-type objects in the nearby region too. The possible existence of two spectroscopic groups of V-type asteroids in the Vesta region is discussed.
- Publication:
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Icarus
- Pub Date:
- September 2002
- DOI:
- 10.1006/icar.2002.6913
- Bibcode:
- 2002Icar..159..178F