Bibcode
Melita, M. D.; Duffard, R.; Williams, I. P.; Jones, D. C.; Licandro, J.; Ortiz, J. L.
Bibliographical reference
Planetary and Space Science, Volume 58, Issue 7-8, p. 1035-1039.
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2010
Citations
7
Refereed citations
6
Description
From the point of view of the intrinsic rotation, the Jupiter Trojans
are not as well characterized as the main belt asteroids, primarily
because the available sample of lightcurves is small and mainly
restricted to the largest objects. We have obtained rotational periods
and lightcurve amplitudes for 6 Trojan asteroids, which range between
values of 5.7 and 9.6 h and 0.08 and 0.59 magnitudes, respectively. This
sample includes an object of absolute visual magnitude H=11.5 m, which
corresponds to physical radii ranging from 35 to 22 km, assuming albedos
between 4% and 10%. The values of the rotation periods found are
consistent with those found for the Main Belt Asteroids in the same size
range.
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