Volumes and bulk densities of forty asteroids from ADAM shape modeling

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F17%3A10360860" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/17:10360860 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629956" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629956</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201629956" target="_blank" >10.1051/0004-6361/201629956</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Volumes and bulk densities of forty asteroids from ADAM shape modeling

Original language description

Context. Disk-integrated photometric data of asteroids do not contain accurate information on shape details or size scale. Additional data such as disk-resolved images or stellar occultation measurements further constrain asteroid shapes and allow size estimates. Aims. We aim to use all the available disk-resolved images of approximately forty asteroids obtained by the Near-InfraRed Camera (Nirc2) mounted on the W.M. Keck II telescope together with the disk-integrated photometry and stellar occultation measurements to determine their volumes. We can then use the volume, in combination with the known mass, to derive the bulk density. Methods. We downloaded and processed all the asteroid disk-resolved images obtained by the Nirc2 that are available in the Keck Observatory Archive (KOA). We combined optical disk-integrated data and stellar occultation profiles with the disk- resolved images and use the All-Data Asteroid Modeling (ADAM) algorithm for the shape and size modeling. Our approach provides constraints on the expected uncertainty in the volume and size as well. Results. We present shape models and volume for 41 asteroids. For 35 of these asteroids, the knowledge of their mass estimates from the literature allowed us to derive their bulk densities. We see a clear trend of lower bulk densities for primitive objects (C-complex) and higher bulk densities for S-complex asteroids. The range of densities in the X-complex is large, suggesting various compositions. We also identified a few objects with rather peculiar bulk densities, which is likely a hint of their poor mass estimates. Asteroid masses determined from the Gaia astrometric observations should further refine most of the density estimates.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10308 - Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)

Project

<a href="/en/project/GA15-04816S" target="_blank" >GA15-04816S: A big picture of the main asteroid belt - physical properties of asteroids derived by inversion of optical and infrared photometry</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics [online]

ISSN

1432-0746

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

601

Issue of the periodical within the volume

05

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

41

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000402313500114

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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