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Spectrophotometry of J8, J9, and four Trojan asteroids from 0.32 to 1.05 micronsNew 30-channel narrowband photometry from 0.32 to 1.05 microns of the retrograde Jovian satellites J9 (to 0.7 micron) and J8 and the trailing Trojan asteroids 617, 884, 1172, and 1173 is presented. The data confirm previous measurements of J8, 617, 884, and 1172 at wavelengths less than 0.8 micron, but the extension into the infrared shows that the normalized spectral reflectance of these objects rises steadily from approximately 0.8 at 0.4 micron to approximately 1.4 at 1.05 microns, suggesting they are too bright in the near infrared to be C-type asteroids. The C classification of 1173 is confirmed. J9 is markedly redder than J8 at visible wavelengths. The results indicate a greater taxonomic contrast between these distant objects and main-belt asteroids than previously thought.
Document ID
19810056788
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Smith, D. W.
Johnson, P. E.
Shorthill, R. W.
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1981
Publication Information
Publication: Icarus
Volume: 46
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
81A41192
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGR-48-002-142
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-11
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-78-24847
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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