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Radii and albedos of asteroids 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 15, 51, 433, and 511The following radii (in kilometers) and visual geometric albedos are derived for nine asteroids from 10- and 20-micron radiometry: 1 Ceres (540, .06); 2 Pallas (275, .08); 3 Juno (125, .14); 4 Vesta (270, .21); 6 Hebe (110, .16); 15 Eunomia (135, .15); 51 Nemausa (80, .05); 433 Eros (12, .07); and 511 Davida (180, .04). Vesta has the highest albedo measured for an asteroid, while Davida, the lowest-albedo object in the sample, is one of the darkest known objects in the solar system. The median of all asteroid albedos measured to date is 0.1.-
Document ID
19740040290
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Cruikshank, D. P.
Morrison, D.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 20
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
74A23040
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-12-001-057
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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