Do Trojan Asteroids Have the Brightness Opposition Effect?
Abstract
Photometric observations of the Trojan asteroids 588 Achilles are presented. The rotation period and the detailed magnitude phase dependence were obtained. We have not revealed any noticeable opposition brightening down to 0.1 deg of phase angle.
- Publication:
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40th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2009
- Bibcode:
- 2009LPI....40.1391S