Lightcurve Analysis of NEA (331471) 1984 QY1: A Tumbling Asteroid
Abstract
Analysis of CCD photometric observations of the near- Earth asteroid (331471) 1984 QY1 show that it is likely in non-principal axis rotation (NPAR), or tumbling. A single period analysis found a dominant period of 45.5 ± 0.5 h, but the true periods of rotation and precession could not be determined.
- Publication:
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Minor Planet Bulletin
- Pub Date:
- October 2016
- Bibcode:
- 2016MPBu...43..285W