Near-Earth Objects Spectroscopic Survey (NEOSS): First Results from Mineralogical Analysis

De Leon, Julia; Duffard, R.; Licandro, J.; Pinilla-Alonso, N.; Serra-Ricart, M.
Bibliographical reference

American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #38, #71.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 38, p.627

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2006
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5
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2
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0
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Description
We present first results obtained from our spectroscopic survey of near-Earth objects (NEOSS), comprising a total of 102 visible and near-infrared spectra of asteroids. Visible data have been recorded with the 2.5-m Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT), while near-infrared spectra have been taken at 3.5-m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, both telescopes located at Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, in La Palma (Canary Islands). We perform a raw taxonomical classification of our objects and a first mineralogical analysis using the classical method of spectral parametrization. A statistical analysis of slope distributions is also done for those objects having featureless spectra.