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2012 QG42: A SLOW ROTATOR NEA
Brian D Warner1, Ronald E Baker2, Przemyslaw Bartczak3
1Palmer Divide Observatory, 17995 Bakers Farm Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80908.
Abstract:
CCD photometric observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2012 QG42 were made by a collaboration of observers in the U.S. and Europe. The asteroid was found to be a slow rotator, having a synodic period of 24.22 ± 0.01 h based on a data set spanning nearly two weeks. The amplitude of the lightcurve was 1.18 ± 0.03 mag.
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