Speckle interferometry measurements of the asteroids 10-Hygiea and 15-Eunomia

Citation
R. Ragazzoni et al., Speckle interferometry measurements of the asteroids 10-Hygiea and 15-Eunomia, ASTRON ASTR, 354(1), 2000, pp. 315-320
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
ISSN journal
00046361 → ACNP
Volume
354
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
315 - 320
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(200002)354:1<315:SIMOTA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Speckle interferometry measurements of the asteroids 10-Hygiea and 15-Eunom ia have been obtained with the speckle facility aboard the AdOpt@TNG module , permanently mounted on the 3.58m TNG telescope in Canary Islands. Direct angular diameter measurements and estimates of the apparent ellipticity are given allowing to derive the density of these asteroids, combining our dat a with published results. Our data for 15-Eunomia, moreover, are compatible with both an egg-shaped and a double, in contact, asteroid model. A brief discussion of both models is here presented.