Minor Planets; Asteroids; Light Curves; Photometry; Periods
Abstract :
[en] Densely sampled lightcurves of 25 large main-belt asteroids were obtained with the TRAPPIST-South (TS) and TRAPPIST-North (TN) telescopes from 2017 to 2021. Those observations took place in support of an ESO large program aiming at observing a representative sample of large asteroids with the ESO VLT for precise shape determination from adaptive optics high-resolution imaging. Synodic rotation periods and lightcurve amplitudes have been determined for all but one target. Six asteroids were observed during two different apparitions. The data have been submitted to the ALCDEF database.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Ferrais, Marin ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Vernazza, Pierre
Jorda, Laurent
Jehin, Emmanuel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Pozuelos, Francisco J.
Manfroid, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Moulane, Youssef ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Barkaoui, Khalid ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exoplanets in Transit: Identification and Characterization
Benkhaldoun, Zouhair
Language :
English
Title :
Photometry of 25 Large Main-belt Asteroids with TRAPPIST-North and -South
Publication date :
01 October 2022
Journal title :
Minor Planet Bulletin
ISSN :
1052-8091
Publisher :
Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, Austin, Us tx