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Synodic rotation periods of six main-belt asteroids were derived from photometric observations obtained from 2021 July 21 through November 2 from three observatories situated in Malta and one from Spain. We provide lightcurve rotation periods for (1713) Banchilon, (2232) Altaj, (2458) Veniakaverin, (6681) Prokopovich, (6787) 1991 PF15, and (18863) 1999 RC191., peer-reviewed

Photometric observations of seven asteroids were acquired from four Maltese observatories in order to derive or update published synodic periods and lightcurve amplitudes of the asteroids: 1461 Jean-Jacques, 2030 Belyaev, 2149 Schwambraniya, 3114 Ercilla, (7357) 1995 UJ7, 12919 Tomjohnson, and (20895) 2000 WU106., peer-reviewed

Photometric observations of main-belt asteroid (10422) 1999 AN22 were obtained from May 20 to July 09, 2019, in order to determine its synodic rotation period. Observations were acquired from two observatories in Malta and one from Spain. Through our observational campaign, we present our results obtained for this asteroid that were based on 30 sessions., peer-reviewed

Photometric observations of three main-belt asteroids were made in order to acquire lightcurves. The synodic period and light curve amplitude were found for: 3653 Klimishin 6.783 ± 0.001 h, 0.21 mag; 4748 Tokiwagozen 39.78 ± 0.01 h, 0.42 mag.; 9951 Tyrannosaurus 3.767 ± 0.004 h, 0.21 mag. Asteroid 4748’s lightcurve shows a few interesting features which suggest the opportunity of further observations in order to verify a possible ”tumbling” nature., peer-reviewed

An observing campaign was conducted among teams at the University of Maryland, College Park, and in Malta to determine the rotation period of 3446 Combes during 2019 March and April. Lightcurve analysis using MPO Canopus of the asteroid was conducted in order to determine its rotation period. Using the eight nights of data, 3446 Combes was found to have a rotation period of 5.6990 ± 0.0005 h and an amplitude of 0.18 mag. The University of Maryland team also observed four additional asteroids that serendipitously appeared in the images: (9410) 1995 BJ, (17780) 1998 FY13, (24491) 2000 YT123, and 28341 Bingaman. These were observed only one night each and only the raw data for them are presented., peer-reviewed

6372 Walker is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1985 by C.S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory and was last observed in May of 2018 (JPL, 2019). It has a diameter of 42.13 km and orbital period of 5.68 yr., peer-reviewed