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Scattering And Absorption of Light in Planetary Regoliths
Published on: July 1, 2019
LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS OF THE NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID (162566) 2000 RJ34
Brian D Warner1, Vladimir Benishek2
1Center for Solar System Studies - Palmer Divide Station, 446 Sycamore Ave, Eaton, CO 80615 USA.
Abstract:
Analysis of CCD photometry observations of the near-Earth asteroid (162566) 2000 RJ34 indicates a period of 50.5 ± 0.1 h. The amplitude was 0.78 ± 0.03 mag. The long period nearly commensurate with an Earth day made it critical that at least two stations, well-separated in longitude, be involved in the observing campaign.
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