Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Sep 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978icar...35..313b&link_type=abstract
Icarus, vol. 35, Sept. 1978, p. 313-335.
Mathematics
Logic
54
Asteroids, Astronomical Catalogs, Classifications, Taxonomy, Albedo, Infrared Radiometers, Optical Properties, Planetary Composition, Polarimetry, Spectrophotometry, Tables (Data), Ubv Spectra, Taxonomy, Mineralogy, Asteroids, Classification, Optical Properties, Spectrophotometry, Radiometers, Infrared, Polarimeters, Data, Spectral Reflectivity, Colors, Observations, Photometry, Albedo
Scientific paper
A taxonomic system for asteroids is discussed which is based on seven directly observable parameters from polarimetry, spectrophotometry, radiometry, and UBV photometry. The classification scheme is entirely empirical and independent of specific mineralogical interpretations. Five broad classes (designated C, S, M, E, and R), as well as an 'unclassifiable' designation, are defined on the basis of observational data for 523 asteroids. Computer-generated type classifications and derived diameters are given for the 523 asteroids, and the application of the classification procedure is illustrated. Of the 523 asteroids classified, 190 are identified as C objects, 141 as S type, 13 as type M, three as type E, three as type R, 55 as unclassifiable, and 118 as ambiguous. The present taxonomic system is compared with several other asteroid classification systems.
Bowell Edward
Chapman Clark R.
Gradie Jonathan C.
Morrison Douglas
Zellner Ben
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