Astrophysical: Asteroids

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    Shape and spin determination of Barbarian asteroids
    Context. The so-called Barbarian asteroids share peculiar, but common polarimetric properties, probably related to both their shape and composition. They are...
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    Size and albedo distributions of asteroids in cometary orbits using WISE data
    Context. Determining whether asteroids in cometary orbits (ACOs) are dormant or extinct comets is relevant for understanding the end-states of comets and the...
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    Spectral characterisation of 14 V-type candidate asteroids from the MOVIS catalogue
    Most of the currently known basaltic (V-type) asteroids are believed to be past or present members of the Vesta dynamical family. The rising discoveries of V...
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    Spectral diversity of the inner belt primitive asteroid background population
    We present new near-infrared spectra of 55 objects observed using the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility and the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, along with visible...
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    Spectral properties of asteroids in cometary orbits
    A&A 481, 861-877 (2008), DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20078340
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    Spectral properties of asteroids in cometary orbits
    Aims: In this paper we analyze the spectra of a sample of asteroids in cometary orbits (ACOs) in order to understand the relationship between them, the Jupiter...
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    Spectral properties of near-Earth objects with low-Jovian Tisserand invariant
    The near-Earth objects with low-Jovian Tisserand invariant (T J) represent about 9 per cent of the known objects orbiting in the near-Earth space, being subject...
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    Spectrophotometric Properties of 162173 Ryugu's Surface from the NIRS3 Opposition Observations
    Examination of the opposition geometry properties show that Ryugu's surface regolith is commensurate with laboratory studies of the photometric behavior of...
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    Spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at Telescopio Nazionale Galileo
    In this paper we present new results obtained from our spectroscopic survey of near-Earth objects (called SINEO). We show a set of 36 visible and near-infrared...