New photometric observations of asteroids (1862) Apollo and (25143) Itokawa – an analysis of YORP effect
العنوان: | New photometric observations of asteroids (1862) Apollo and (25143) Itokawa – an analysis of YORP effect |
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المؤلفون: | S. Larson, Yurij N. Krugly, Brian D. Warner, David Vokrouhlický, N. M. Gaftonyuk, A. L. Marshalkina, R. A. Kowalski, Kohei Kitazato, Igor Molotov, Tadeusz Michalowski, Mansur Ibrahimov, Mikko Kaasalainen, Vasilij G. Shevchenko, E. C. Beshore, Stephen C. Lowry, Young-Jun Choi, David Higgins, Josef Ďurech, Paul R. Weissman |
المصدر: | Astronomy & Astrophysics. 488:345-350 |
بيانات النشر: | EDP Sciences, 2008. |
سنة النشر: | 2008 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Physics, Rotation period, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, biology, Apollo, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Observable, Astrophysics, biology.organism_classification, Light curve, 01 natural sciences, Acceleration, Space and Planetary Science, Planet, Asteroid, 0103 physical sciences, 010303 astronomy & astrophysics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Free parameter |
الوصف: | Aims. Asteroid (1862) Apollo is one of two asteroids in which the YORP effect was detected. We carried out new photometric observations of Apollo in April 2007 to enlarge the time line and to derive a more precise shape and spin state model. We also observed another YORP-candidate, asteroid (25143) Itokawa, in December 2006 and January 2007 to obtain a longer time line. An estimation of the YORP strength on Itokawa based on its precise shape model from the Hayabusa mission predicted the deceleration to be already observable during the 2007 apparition. Methods. We used the lightcurve inversion method to model the shape and spin state of Apollo. For Itokawa, the shape and pole direction are known to a high degree of accuracy from the Hayabusa mission, so we used a modified version of lightcurve inversion with only two free parameters – the rotation period and its linear change in time. Results. The new model of Apollo confirms earlier results. The observed acceleration of Apollo’s rotation rate is (5.5 ± 1.2) × 10 −8 rad d −2 , which is in agreement with the theoretically predicted value. For Itokawa, the theoretical YORP value is sensitive to the resolution of the shape model and lies in the range from − 2t o−3 × 10 −7 rad d −2 . This is inconsistent with results of lightcurve inversion that place an upper limit to the change of Itokawa’s rotation rate ∼1.5 × 10 −7 rad d −2 . |
تدمد: | 1432-0746 0004-6361 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::200279d7112b267f38de66160baee4f7 https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:200809663 |
حقوق: | OPEN |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........200279d7112b267f38de66160baee4f7 |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 14320746 00046361 |
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