Physical properties of the slow-rotating near-Earth asteroid (2059) Baboquivari from one apparition

Erece O., Khamitov I., Kaplan M., Kilic Y., Lee H., Kim M., ...Daha Fazla

PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE, cilt.232, ss.1-9, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 232
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pss.2023.105698
  • Dergi Adı: PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Artic & Antarctic Regions, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, INSPEC, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-9
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we carried out photometric, spectroscopic, and for the first time, polarimetric observations of the Amor-type near-Earth asteroid (2059) Baboquivari. Our findings represent the first reliable determination of Baboquivari's physical properties. We used data from a 1m-class telescope (T100) along with ALCDEF data for photometric analyses and a 1.5-m-class telescope (RTT150) for polarimetric, spectroscopic, and additional photometric observations. We obtained the synodic rotation period of Baboquivari as 129.93 +/- 2.31 hours and the standard phase function parameters H and G as 16.05 +/- 0.05, 0.22 +/- 0.02, respectively. Our colour index (V-R) measurement of 0.45 +/- 0.02 is consistent with spectroscopic observations, indicating an S (or sub-S) spectral type. Using the polarimetric and spectroscopic data, we found that the geometric albedo is 0.15 +/- 0.03, and the spectral type is Sq. Based on the estimated albedo and absolute magnitude, Baboquivari has an effective diameter of 2.12 +/- 0.21 km. Due to the scattered data in the light curve, its slow rotation and location among the NEAs suggest that Baboquivari may be a non-principal axis (NPA) rotator.