Asteroids observations with the Hubble Space Telescope. I. Observing strategy, and data analysis and modeling process

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Sep 2002

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.391, p.1123-1132 (2002)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Minor Planets, Asteroids, Methods: Observational

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Five main belt asteroids and one Trojan - selected mainly on the basis of their possible binary nature as deduced from light curve morphology - have been observed with the Fine Guidance Sensors (FGS#3 and FGSR#1) of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). In this first paper we present the selection and observation strategy, data reduction and analysis. A careful analysis of the precision for derived parameters is also given. The HST/FGS proves to be valuable in determining asteroid sizes, shapes and spin axis orientations, and also to identify nearly-contact binary systems. Based on observations with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, obtained at the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. under contract No. NAS5-26555.

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