Observations of minor planets with the Very Large Array

Details Observations of minor planets with the Very Large Array Observations of minor planets with the Very Large Array

Dec 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984cemec..34...39s&link_type=abstract

(Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung of Austria, Alexander von Humboldt Colloquium on Celestial Mechanics: The Stab

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Asteroids, Microwave Emission, Radio Astronomy, Very Large Array (Vla), Antenna Arrays, Brightness Temperature, Ceres Asteroid, Flux Quantization, Position (Location), Thermal Radiation

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The weak thermal emission from the largest minor planets can be detected and measured at all points around their orbits at microwave frequencies using the Very Large Array (VLA). Position determinations of astrometric quality have been obtained, and flux measurements have provided size estimates. When enough precise positional observations have been accumulated, the orbits of the minor planets and the earth can be determined. This will allow the equinox to be located within the radio reference frame, providing a truly fundamental coordinate system for radio source positions. It will also provide a means of relating the optical and radio (quasar) coordinate systems.

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