Size, albedo, and taxonomic type of potential spacecraft target Asteroid (10302) 1989 ML

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Apr 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007icar..187..611m&link_type=abstract

Icarus, Volume 187, Issue 2, p. 611-615.

Computer Science

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The Amor-type near-Earth Asteroid (10302) 1989 ML has an “Earth-like” orbit (period 1.44 yr, eccentricity 0.14, inclination 4.4°), therefore the energy required to reach it from the Earth is relatively small making it a very attractive target for rendezvous missions. We have observed 1989 ML in the thermal infrared using the Spitzer Space Telescope, and compared these data with optical and near-infrared observations. The Spitzer results imply a diameter of 0.28±0.05 km and a geometric albedo of 0.37±0.15; together with the reflectance spectrum they are consistent with the relatively rare E classification.

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