Spectral observations for near-Earth objects including potential target 4660 Nereus : Results from Meudon remote observations at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)

Details Spectral observations for near-Earth objects including potential target 4660 Nereus : Results from Meudon remote observations at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) Spectral observations for near-Earth objects including potential target 4660 Nereus : Results from Meudon remote observations at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)

Mar 2004

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Planetary and Space Science, Volume 52, Issue 4, p. 291-296.

Computer Science

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Remote Observation, Spectroscopy, Asteroid, Space Mission

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We present visible and near-infrared spectral measurements for the highly accessible spacecraft target 4660 Nereus and three additional near-Earth objects displaying diverse color characteristics. All near-infrared measurements were carried out during the first remote observing operations between the Observatoire de Paris at Meudon and Mauna Kea, Hawaii. From Meudon, we had fine pointing and guiding control of the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility 3.0-m telescope and the near-infrared spectrograph ``SpeX'' to measure asteroid spectra in the range 0.8-2.4μm. The efficiency of the observation was virtually the same as if the observers had been on location. We combine our near-infrared results with complementary 0.4-0.9μm spectral measurements. Nereus is found to be a rare Xe-type asteroid with a composition that may be analogous to very high albedo enstatite achondrite (aubrite) meteorites, leading to a diameter estimate of less than 0.5km. 1685 Toro displays a classic S-type spectrum while a steeper visible wavelength slope and a less pronounced 1μm absorption feature for 1943 Anteros places it in the L-class. Also unusual is the apparent olivine-rich spectrum for 4142 Dersu-Uzala, which is classified as an A-type.

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