Deep imaging and rotationally resolved photometry of the Deep Space 1 mission target 4015 Wilson-Harrington

Details Deep imaging and rotationally resolved photometry of the Deep Space 1 mission target 4015 Wilson-Harrington Deep imaging and rotationally resolved photometry of the Deep Space 1 mission target 4015 Wilson-Harrington

Feb 2000

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NOAO Proposal ID #2000A-0049

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The Deep Space 1 spacecraft is currently thrusting towards a rendez- vous with the comet-like object 4015 Wilson-Harrington in January of 2001. This object was discovered as a near-Earth asteroid in 1979 but was detected on prediscovery Palomar Sky Survey plates taken in 1949 as Periodic Comet Wilson-Harrington. This object may therefore be a transitional object, a comet that only infrequently shows any sign of activity. We propose to take advantage of the last apparition of this object before encounter to quantify its activity and physical properties such as composition, mineralogy, rotational state and pole position, all of which will be vital for proper mission planning.

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