Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
May 2006
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Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 450, Issue 3, May II 2006, pp.L25-L28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Scientific paper
Context: .The recently discovered Apollo asteroid 2005 UD is the most likely candidate for being a large member of the Phaethon-Geminid stream Complex (PGC). Aims: .Detecting more complex members like this should clarify the formation and evolution of the PGC. Methods: .Our backward and forward (±10 000-yr) integration of the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel regularized equation of motion revealed that the orbital evolutions of Apollo asteroids (3200) Phaethon and 2005 UD show a similar profile, time-shifting by ~4600 yr. Results: . Within the PGC, this time shift is rather large against the time-lag of 220 yr for Phaethon-Geminids and ~3900 yr between Phaethon-Sextantids, although much smaller than that of ~19 000 yr between Phaethon-Canis Minorids. Conclusions: .This is a km-order object, hence may be a split nucleus of Phaethon. Besides, the orbital parameters of 2005 UD and the Sextantids are in good agreement along with the time-lag of 100 yr. Therefore, the Sextantid meteor shower seems to be associated more closely with 2005 UD than Phaethon.
Arakida Hideyoshi
Ito Tetsuya
Kasuga Toshihiro
Kinoshita Daisuke
Ohtsuka Kazumichi
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