Observations of Planet Crossing Asteroids

Abstract

This grant funds the investigation of the Solar System's planet crossing asteroid population, principally the near Earth and trans-Neptunian objects, but also the Centaurs. Investigations include colorimetry at both visible and near infrared wavelengths, light curve photometry, astrometry, and a pilot project to find near Earth objects with small aphelion distances, which requires observations at small solar elongations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363404

Entities

People

  • David J. Tholen

Organizations

  • University of HawaiĘ»i System

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Aphelions
  • Asteroids
  • Astronomy
  • Colorimetry
  • Crossings
  • Elongation
  • Ephemerides
  • Land Transportation
  • Observation
  • Observatories
  • Photometry
  • Software Development
  • Solar System
  • Students
  • Transportation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy/Astrophysics
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.