LIGHTCURVES, POLE DIRECTION AND SHAPE OF ASTEROIDS 121-HERMIONE, 150-NUWA, 236-HONORIA, 287-NEPHTHYS AND 377-CAMPANIA

Citation
C. Blanco et al., LIGHTCURVES, POLE DIRECTION AND SHAPE OF ASTEROIDS 121-HERMIONE, 150-NUWA, 236-HONORIA, 287-NEPHTHYS AND 377-CAMPANIA, Planetary and space science, 44(2), 1996, pp. 93-106
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
00320633
Volume
44
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
93 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-0633(1996)44:2<93:LPDASO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Rotational periods, V lightcurves, B-V color indexes, rotation axis di rection and shape of five asteroids are presented. The B and V photoel ectric observations were carried out at Serra la Nave stellar station of Catania Astrophysical Observatory during March and August 1992 and May, July and September 1993. The synodic rotational periods determine d are: 121 Hermione (P=9(h).238+/-O-h.010), 150 Nuwa (P = 8(h).140+/-0 (h).005), 236 Honoria (P = 12(h).333+/-O-h.006), 287 Nephthys (P = 7(h ).580+/-0(h).004), 377 Campania (P = 8(h).48+0(b).01). No variation of the (B-V) color with the rotation appears for the asteroids observed. The determination of the pole direction and shape is performed by app lying the Amplitude-Magnitude method (Zappala et al., Asteroids, Comet s, Meteors, pp. 73-76. Uppsala Universitet, Reprocentralen, HSC, Uppsa la, 1983) to the data collected by us and to those reported in the lit erature.