Asteroid lightcurve studiesThe use of light curves to characterize the dynamics of asteroids is discussed in a review of recent statistical and theoretical investigations. The summary, detailed, and bibliographic lists comprising the IAU light-curve data set are briefly characterized, and studies of rotation rates, shapes and pole positions, and phase relations are surveyed. Rotation-rate differences among the taxonomic classes and with asteroid size are noted, along with a wide dispersion of rotation rates in objects smaller than about 100 km.
Document ID
19870024632
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Harris, A. W. (California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States)