Asteroids
Some of the research at holcomb observatory focuses on the
rotations of asteroids. Because Asteroids are not spherical
they continual show us differing amount of surface area which
causes their brightness to change periodically. In
addition to the Holcomb telescope our 2 SARA telescopes in Arizona
and Chile are also used for this research. Below is some of
the results our students have found.
Asteroid Light Curve Results
Results
| Asteroid Number |
Asteroid Name |
Period (hrs) |
Amplitude (magnitudes) |
| 730 |
Armenia |
8.645±0.001 |
0.10 |
| 888 |
Parysatis |
5.938±0.002 |
0.37 |
| 1466 |
Mundleria |
7.921±0.002 |
0.10 |
| 6619 |
Kolya |
10.501±0.0004 |
0.39 |
| 9549 |
Akplatonov |
2.843±0.0004 |
0.19 |
| 12466 |
1997 AS12 |
2.675±0.004 |
0.06 |
| 15154 |
2000 FW30 |
13.372±0.037 |
0.07 |
| 32505 |
2001 KF17 |
4.583±0.016 |
0.50 |
Observations
| Asteroid Number |
Asteroid Name |
Date (UT) yyyy.mm.dd |
UT Range hh:mm |
Mag |
Filter |
Exposure (seconds) |
| 888 |
Parysatis |
2004.05.31 |
|
|
R |
60 |
| 888 |
Parysatis |
2004.06.01 |
|
|
R |
60 |
| 888 |
Parysatis |
2004.06.02 |
|
|
R |
60 |
| 888 |
Parysatis |
2004.06.06 |
|
|
R |
60 |
| 6619 |
Kolya |
2009.03.03 |
04:46 - 10:39 |
14.54 |
R |
120 |
| 6619 |
Kolya |
2009.03.11 |
03:28 - 12:33 |
14.66 |
R |
120 |
| 6619 |
Kolya |
2009.03.14 |
03:14 - 10:02 |
14.71 |
R |
120 |
| 9549 |
Akplatonov |
2009.05.24 |
05:25 - 11:01 |
15.34 |
R |
120 |
| 9549 |
Akplatonov |
2009.05.29 |
04:29 - 11:04 |
15.24 |
R |
120 |
| 12466 |
1997 AS12 |
2009.04.24 |
04:43 - 09:18 |
15.93 |
R |
120 |
| 12466 |
1997 AS12 |
2009.05.01 |
04:35 - 11:26 |
15.93 |
R |
120 |
| 12466 |
1997 AS12 |
2009.05.03 |
04:14 - 10:56 |
15.94 |
R |
120 |
| 15154 |
2000 FW30 |
2009.05.12 |
03:46 - 9:59 |
16.02 |
R |
120 |
| 15154 |
2000 FW30 |
2009.05.13 |
03:22 - 05:43 |
16.03 |
R |
120 |
| 15154 |
2000 FW30 |
2009.05.15 |
03:42 - 10:21 |
15.05 |
R |
120 |
| 32505 |
2001 KF17 |
2009.06.06 |
04:19 - 10:28 |
15.4 |
R |
120 |