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DOI | 10.1029/2018GL080658 |
Detection of Rotational Acceleration of Bennu Using HST Light Curve Observations | |
Nolan, M. C.1; Howell, E. S.1; Scheeres, D. J.2; McMahon, J. W.2; Golubov, J. W.3,4; Hergenrother, C. W.1; Emery, J. P.5; Noll, K. S.6; Chesley, S. R.7; Lauretta, D. S.1 | |
2019-02-28 | |
发表期刊 | GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 0094-8276 |
EISSN | 1944-8007 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 46期号:4页码:1956-1962 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA; Ukraine |
英文摘要 | We observed the near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu from the ground in 1999 and 2005, and with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in 2012, to constrain its rotation rate. The data reveal an acceleration of 2.641.05x10(-6)deg/day(2), which could be due to a change in the moment of inertia of Bennu or to spin up from the Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect or other source of angular momentum. The best solution is within 1 sigma of the period determined by Nolan et al. (2013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2013.05.028.). The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission will determine the rotation state independently in 2019. Those measurements should show whether the change in rotation rate is a steady increase (due, e.g., to the Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect) or some other phenomenon. The precise shape and surface properties measured by the OSIRIS-REx science team will allow for a better understanding of variations in rotation rate of small asteroids. Plain Language Summary We observed near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennuthe target of the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft missionusing ground-based telescopes and the Hubble Space Telescope. Our measurements show that its rotation has been speeding up since 1999. This change could be due to a change in the shape of Bennu or to the Yarkovsky-O'Keefe-Radzievskii-Paddack effect: As the sunlight received by an asteroid is reflected or radiated back to space, the change in direction of the light coming in and going out pushes on the asteroid and can cause it to spin faster or slower, depending on its shape and orientation. The specific properties of the surface, such as the position of boulders, can have a large influence on the outcome. In the next few years, the OSIRIS-REx team will study Bennu and independently measure its rotation, helping us to better understand the structure and dynamical evolution of small asteroids. |
英文关键词 | asteroids YORP OSIRIS-REx Bennu Hubble Space Telescope |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000461855600008 |
WOS关键词 | PHOTOMETRY ; YORP |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/26827 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA; 2.Univ Colorado, Dept Aerosp Engn Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA; 3.Kharkov Natl Univ, Sch Phys & Technol, Kharkov, Ukraine; 4.Kharkov Natl Univ, Inst Astron, Kharkov, Ukraine; 5.Univ Tennessee, Planetary Geosci Inst, Earth & Planetary Sci Dept, Knoxville, TN USA; 6.NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Solar Syst Explorat Div, Greenbelt, MD USA; 7.CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Nolan, M. C.,Howell, E. S.,Scheeres, D. J.,et al. Detection of Rotational Acceleration of Bennu Using HST Light Curve Observations[J]. GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2019,46(4):1956-1962. |
APA | Nolan, M. C..,Howell, E. S..,Scheeres, D. J..,McMahon, J. W..,Golubov, J. W..,...&Lauretta, D. S..(2019).Detection of Rotational Acceleration of Bennu Using HST Light Curve Observations.GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,46(4),1956-1962. |
MLA | Nolan, M. C.,et al."Detection of Rotational Acceleration of Bennu Using HST Light Curve Observations".GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 46.4(2019):1956-1962. |
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