The slow rotation of 253 Mathilde

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作者
Mottola, S
Sears, WD
Erikson, A
Harris, AW
Young, JW
Hahn, G
Dahlgren, M
Mueller, BEA
Owen, B
GilHutton, R
Licandro, J
Barucci, MA
Angeli, C
Neukum, G
Lagerkvist, CI
Lahulla, JF
机构
[1] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91109
[2] ASTRON OBSERV,S-75120 UPPSALA,SWEDEN
[3] NATL OPT ASTRON OBSERV,TUCSON,AZ 85719
[4] OBSERV PARIS,F-92195 MEUDON,FRANCE
[5] YALE SO OBS,RA-5407 MARQUESADO,SAN JUAN,ARGENTINA
[6] OBSERV ASTR FELIX AGUILAR,RA-5407 MARQUESADO,SAN JUAN,ARGENTINA
[7] FAC CIENCIAS,DEPT ASTRON,MONTEVIDEO 11200,URUGUAY
[8] OBSERV ASTRON ALFONSO XII,E-28014 MADRID,SPAIN
基金
美国国家科学基金会; 美国国家航空航天局;
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D O I
10.1016/0032-0633(95)00127-1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
CCD photometry of the NEAR mission fly-by target 253 Mathilde is presented. Measurements taken during 52 nights of observations, from February to June 1995, allow a rotation period of 17.406 +/- 0.010 days and a lightcurve amplitude of 0.45 +/- 0.02 mag to be determined. A B-V color index of 0.67 +/- 0.02 and V-R of 0.35 +/- 0.02 are measured, which are compatible with C-type membership. The determination of the phase relation results in H = 10.28 +/- 0.03 and G = 0.12 +/- 0.06. Indications that the lightcurve is not strictly singly-periodic are found. A power-spectrum analysis detects a secondary frequency f(2) = 0.0322 +/- 0.0010 d(-1), which is interpreted as evidence for a complex rotation state.
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页码:1609 / 1613
页数:5
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