Title
A new non-convex model of the binary asteroid (809) Lundia obtained with the SAGE modelling technique
Date Issued
01 January 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Bartczak P.
Kryszczyńska A.
Dudziński G.
Polińska M.
Vachier F.
Marciniak A.
Pollock J.
Apostolovska G.
Santana-Ros T.
Hirsch R.
Dimitrow W.
Murawiecka M.
Wietrzycka P.
Nadolny J.
Observatoire de Paris
Publisher(s)
Oxford University Press
Abstract
We present a new non-convex model of the binary asteroid (809) Lundia. A SAGE (Shaping Asteroids with Genetic Evolution) method using disc-integrated photometry only was used for deriving physical parameters of this binary system. The model of (809) Lundia improves former system's pole solution and gives the ecliptic coordinates of the orbit pole - λ = 122°, β = 22°, σ =±5° - and the orbital period of 15.415 74 ± 0.000 01 h. For scaling our results, we used an effective diameter (Deff) of 9.6 ± 1.1 km obtained from Spitzer observations. The non-convex shape description of the components permitted a refined calculation of the components' volumes, leading to a density estimation of 2.5±0.2 g cm-3 and amacroporosity of 13-23 per cent. The intermediate-scale features of the model may also offer new clues on the components' origin and evolution.
Start page
941
End page
947
Volume
471
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física y Astronomía
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85052476896
Source
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
ISSN of the container
00358711
Sponsor(s)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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