Rotation of Hyperion. I - Observations

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Feb 1989

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Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 97, Feb. 1989, p. 570-579.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Hyperion, Planetary Rotation, Satellite Rotation, Brightness Distribution, Charge Coupled Devices, Least Squares Method, Light Curve, Saturn, Satellites, Hyperion, Rotation, Simulations, Ccd Methods, Period, Earth-Based Observations, Astronomy, Lightcurves, Data, Analysis, Models

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Precise and well sampled observations of Hyperion over a long period of time have been performed to test the prediction of Wisdom et al. (1984) that the satellite is in a state of chaotic rotation. CCD data for a 13-week period were obtained in Chile and in Arizona. A phase-dispersion-minimization analysis of the light curve indicates that Hyperion is not in a periodic rotational state, thus suggesting that it is chaotic.

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