The polarimetry of Vesta during the 1986 opposition

Details The polarimetry of Vesta during the 1986 opposition The polarimetry of Vesta during the 1986 opposition

Jun 1988

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Astronomicheskii Vestnik (ISSN 0320-930X), vol. 22, Apr.-June 1988, p. 142-146. In Russian.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Light Curve, Polarimetry, Vesta Asteroid, Planet Ephemerides, Planetary Rotation

Scientific paper

Polarimetric observations of Vesta carried out at three observatories during September-October, 1986 (seven nights) were used to obtain a curve for the variation of the degree of polarization with the rotation of Vesta around its axis. A clear reverse correlation was found for the polarization and brightness of the asteroid: the light curve minimum corresponds to the maximum absolute value of the degree of polarization and vice versa. The rotational period of the asteroid is determined to be 5.342 h.

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