The 2000 Rosetta asteroid targets observational campaign: 140 Siwa and 4979 Otawara

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Nov 2001

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.379, p.660-663 (2001)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Minor Planets, Asteroids, Solar System: General

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Photometric and spectroscopic observations of 140 Siwa and 4979 Otawara, targets of the Rosetta mission, have been carried out at the European Southern Observatory (ESO, Chile). The complete lightcurves in V and R of both asteroids and the Siwa spectrum in the range 0.95-2.52 mu m have been obtained. We determined the precise synodic rotational period of 140 Siwa (18.495 h +/- 0.005 h) and we confirmed the synodic rotational period of 4979 Otawara (2.707 h +/- 0.005 h). The phase function has been obtained for both asteroids, allowing the determination of the HV and GV parameters: for 4979 Otawara HV= 14.62 mag, GV=0.34; for 140 Siwa HV=8.34 mag, GV=0.17. The near infrared spectrum of Siwa does not show any spectral feature, which is consistent with a C/P type object.

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