Preliminary Results in Asteroid Mass Determination

Details Preliminary Results in Asteroid Mass Determination Preliminary Results in Asteroid Mass Determination

Aug 2006

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Nomenclature, Precession and New Models in Fundamental Astronomy, 26th meeting of the IAU, Joint Discussion 16, 22-23 August 200

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Asteroid masses are extremely important for the determination of their bulk densities, especially for the discussed relatively high porosities in about 20 to 30% of the studied bodies. The problem will have some coverage in clarifying errors of both mass and volume determinations. We have used lists of encounters for massive and less massive asteroids, prepared by J.L. Hilton, which cover relatively contemporary period of optical observations, 1950-2005. These observations were taken from the MPC database of observations. The model of the motions uses integrations of relativistic equations for perturbing asteroids (Ceres, Pallas, Vesta, and others concerned), perturbed asteroid. Positions and velocities of the Sun and large planets are directly taken from the DE405. The necessary initial conditions were taken from the HORIZONS system. By the adjustment of dynamical model parameters (both initial conditions and perturbing masses for asteroids) there were determined preliminary masses (in 10^-10 of Sun mass) for seven asteroids: (7) Iris 0.090±0.008, (10) Hygiea 0.213±0.030, (24) Themis 0.010±0.024, (45) Eugenia 0.012±0.025, (52) Europa 0.362±0.041, (87) Sylvia 0.180±0.090, (165) Loreley 0.157±0.100. These masses were calculated from difficult cases, where the earlier study by some authors gave negative masses in the unweighted calculations. The values obtained were compared with other estimations. Both the two-fold increase in the number of observations up the present and the active boundary on the determined mass parameter or equivalent logarithm transform should have given physically meaningful values in any case.

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