Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005aj....129.2869t&link_type=abstract
The Astronomical Journal, Volume 129, Issue 6, pp. 2869-2886.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
37
Infrared: Solar System, Minor Planets, Asteroids, Solar System: General
Scientific paper
We describe the creation of a model of the main asteroid belt whose purpose is to describe the main-belt asteroid size frequency distribution and simulate the number of main-belt asteroids and their fluxes at visual through mid-infrared (~0.3-70 μm) wavelengths in any area of sky for an arbitrary date. This model is based on a population of ~1.9×106 asteroids obtained from the complete known asteroid sample, plus extrapolation of the size-frequency distributions of 15 asteroid dynamical families and three background populations, to a diameter limit of 1 km. The model is compared with data and other models, example applications are given, planned refinements and extensions to the model are presented, and some implications of the resulting size frequency distribution are discussed.
Cellino Alberto
Tedesco Edward F.
Zappalá Vincenzo
No associations
LandOfFree
The Statistical Asteroid Model. I. The Main-Belt Population for Diameters Greater than 1 Kilometer does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The Statistical Asteroid Model. I. The Main-Belt Population for Diameters Greater than 1 Kilometer, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Statistical Asteroid Model. I. The Main-Belt Population for Diameters Greater than 1 Kilometer will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-868079