The light curves of a freely precessing spheroidal minor planet

Details The light curves of a freely precessing spheroidal minor planet The light curves of a freely precessing spheroidal minor planet

Jun 1983

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 122, no. 1-2, June 1983, p. 237-240.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Asteroids, Celestial Mechanics, Light Curve, Precession, Angular Momentum, Astronomical Models, Ellipsoids, Spheroids

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Light curves for a freely precessing spheroidal asteroid are computed. It is shown that the variation in observed brightness is strongly dependent upon the angle of inclination of the angular momentum vector to the plane of the sky. In particular, it is possible to observe a change in the frequency of the brightness variation by a factor 2 as the aspect of the spheroid changes. This property may help to identify freely precessing asteroids.

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