Lightcurve analysis of five main-belt asteroids : 3446 Combes,(9410) 1995 BJ1,(17780) 1998 FY13,(24491) 2000 YT 123, and 28341 Bingaman

Authors :: Hayes-Gehrke, Melissa N.
Singh, Ajay
Malwitz, Andrew
Wilson, Caleb
Huang, Daniel
Nava, Diego
Yu, Iris
Chappell, Nick
Lin, Jonathan
Du, Lynn
Vijaykumar, Aishwarya
Dries, Robert
Lou, Yifan
Brincat, Stephen M.
Galdies, Charles
Grech, Winston
Publication Year :: 2019
Publisher :: Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, 2019.
Abstract: 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.<br />peer-reviewed

Subjects :: Astronomy
Asteroids -- Observations
Asteroids -- Tables
Asteroids

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