Abstract
We present observations of asteroids obtained in the period 1982-1989, comprising 107 complete or partial lightcurves of 59 different objects. These include additional data on "Photometric Geodesy" program asteroids (Weidenschilling et al. 1987, Icarus 70, 191-245), obtained to determine their shapes and pole orientations (Drummond et al. 1988, Icarus 76, 19-77), and targets of opportunity observed during the course of that program. We derive new or refined rotation periods for 16 asteroids, and estimates of, or constraints on, periods for 8 more. Data presented here and in Paper I (Weidenschilling et al. 1987) suggest that unusual lightcurves with unequal maxima and minima at large amplitudes are seen preferentially for M-type asteroids.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 402-447 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Journal | Icarus |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
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Photometric geodesy of main-belt asteroids. III. Additional lightcurves. / Weidenschilling, S. J.; Chapman, C. R.; Davis, D. R.; Greenberg, Richard J.; Levy, D. H.; Binzel, R. P.; Vail, S. M.; Magee, M.; Spaute, D.
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T1 - Photometric geodesy of main-belt asteroids. III. Additional lightcurves
AU - Weidenschilling, S. J.
AU - Chapman, C. R.
AU - Davis, D. R.
AU - Greenberg, Richard J.
AU - Levy, D. H.
AU - Binzel, R. P.
AU - Vail, S. M.
AU - Magee, M.
AU - Spaute, D.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - We present observations of asteroids obtained in the period 1982-1989, comprising 107 complete or partial lightcurves of 59 different objects. These include additional data on "Photometric Geodesy" program asteroids (Weidenschilling et al. 1987, Icarus 70, 191-245), obtained to determine their shapes and pole orientations (Drummond et al. 1988, Icarus 76, 19-77), and targets of opportunity observed during the course of that program. We derive new or refined rotation periods for 16 asteroids, and estimates of, or constraints on, periods for 8 more. Data presented here and in Paper I (Weidenschilling et al. 1987) suggest that unusual lightcurves with unequal maxima and minima at large amplitudes are seen preferentially for M-type asteroids.
AB - We present observations of asteroids obtained in the period 1982-1989, comprising 107 complete or partial lightcurves of 59 different objects. These include additional data on "Photometric Geodesy" program asteroids (Weidenschilling et al. 1987, Icarus 70, 191-245), obtained to determine their shapes and pole orientations (Drummond et al. 1988, Icarus 76, 19-77), and targets of opportunity observed during the course of that program. We derive new or refined rotation periods for 16 asteroids, and estimates of, or constraints on, periods for 8 more. Data presented here and in Paper I (Weidenschilling et al. 1987) suggest that unusual lightcurves with unequal maxima and minima at large amplitudes are seen preferentially for M-type asteroids.
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