Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007dda....38.0903b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, DDA meeting #38, #9.03
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
We apply the technique of astrometric mass determination to measure the masses of 21 main-belt asteroids; the masses of 6 Hebe (7.59 +/- 1.42 x 10-12 SM), 9 Metis (1.03 +/- 0.24 x 10-11 SM), 17 Thetis (6.17 +/- 0.64 x 10-13 SM), 19 Fortuna (5.41 +/- 0.76 x 10-12 SM), and 189 Phthia (1.87 +/- 0.64 x 10-14 SM) appear to be new.
The resulting bulk porosities of 11 Parthenope (12%) and 16 Psyche (45%) are smaller than previous values; while the bulk porosities of 52 Europa (41%) and 189 Phthia (64%) are significant. The variations in density within the C- and S-classes are consistent with either heteorogenous mineralogical compositions within each class, significant variations in porosity, or both.
To accurately model the forces on these asteroids during the mass determination process, we created an integrated ephemeris of the 300 large asteroids used in preparing the DE-405 planetary ephemeris; this new BC-405 integrated asteroid ephemeris also appears useful in other high-accuracy applications.
Baer James J.
Chesley Steven R.
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