Many small boulders with reflectance values higher than 1.5 times the average reflectance have been found on the near-Earth asteroid 162,173 Ryugu. Based on...
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PublicaciónHigh-resolution observations of bright boulders on asteroid Ryugu: 2. Spectral properties
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PublicaciónHigh-speed Photometry of the Disintegrating Planetesimals at WD1145+017: Evidence for Rapid Dynamical Evolution
We obtained high-speed photometry of the disintegrating planetesimals orbiting the white dwarf WD 1145+017, spanning a period of four weeks. The light curves...
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PublicaciónHungaria asteroid region telescopic spectral survey (HARTSS) I: Stony asteroids abundant in the Hungaria background population
The Hungaria asteroids remain as survivors of late giant planet migration that destabilized a now extinct inner portion of the primordial asteroid belt and left...
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PublicaciónHungaria asteroid region telescopic spectral survey (HARTSS) II: Spectral homogeneity among Hungaria family asteroids
Spectral observations of asteroid family members provide valuable information regarding parent body interiors, the origin and source regions of near-Earth...
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PublicaciónImproved models for the near-Earth asteroids (2100) Ra-Shalom, (3103) Eger, (12711) Tukmit, and (161989) Cacus
We present 24 new dense light curves of the near-Earth asteroids (3103) Eger, (161989) Cacus, (2100) Ra-Shalom, and (12711) Tukmit, obtained with the Instituto...
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PublicaciónIntermittent Dust Mass Loss from Activated Asteroid P/2013 P5 (PANSTARRS)
We present observations and models of the dust environment of activated asteroid P/2013 P5 (PANSTARRS). The object displayed a complex morphology during the...
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PublicaciónJ-PLUS: A first glimpse at the spectrophotometry of asteroids. The MOOJa catalog
Context. The Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey (J-PLUS) is an observational campaign that aims to obtain photometry in 12 ultraviolet-visible filters...
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NoticiaLa misión espacial OSIRIS-REx observa actividad eruptiva en el asteroide Bennu
PIE DE FOTO: Composición de la eyección de partículas desde la superficie del asteroide Bennu el 6 de enero de 2019. Esta imagen se obtuvo combinando dos...
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PublicaciónLinks between the dynamical evolution and the surface color of the Centaurs
Context. The Centaurs are a transitional population of minor bodies of the solar system and the evolutionary link between the trans-Neptunian objects and the...