Photometry and model of a Very Small NEA 2015 AZ43
Abstract
Studies of the near-Earth Asteroids (NEA) are important because these bodies may collide with the Earth, but may also be a source of raw materials for space industry. We present observations of one such NEA which passed the Earth in Feb 2015. Measurements of its light variations due to the rotation about the spin axis made it possible to derive its shape model, orientation of the spin axis in space and rotation period. Such parameters can help to understand the orbital evolution of these bodies as well as their internal structure.
- Publication:
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European Planetary Science Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017EPSC...11..874K