CSIMPS: A Program for Deriving Asteroid Diameters and Albedos from IRAS Data
Abstract
The primary goal of CSIMPS is to obtain derived information concerning asteroids with reliable orbital elements. From a database of probable sightings extracted from IRAS data, the orbital elements of a known asteroid can be used to find IRAS sightings of that asteroid. Together with prior observations of the asteroid's absolute magnitude, and slope parameters the asteroid's albedo and diameter can be derived from the IR flux of the IRAS sighting. Supplementary derived information, including quality metrics, both enhance the scientific value of these derived parameters and are useful for evaluating the completeness and accuracy of the data reduction routines.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 14, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA417196
Entities
People
- Meg A. Noah
- Paul V. Noah