Context. Stellar occultation is a powerful technique that allows the determination of some physical parameters of the occulting object. The result depends on...
-
PublicationA stellar occultation by the transneptunian object (50000) Quaoar observed by CHEOPS
-
PublicationA targeted search for Main Belt Comets
Main Belt Comets (MBCs) exhibit sublimation-driven activity while occupying asteroid-like orbits in the Main Asteroid Belt. MBCs and candidates show stronger...
-
PublicationAdditional spectra of asteroid 1996 FG3, backup target of the ESA MarcoPolo-R mission
Context. Near-Earth binary asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3 is the current backup target of the ESA MarcoPolo-R mission, selected for the study phase of ESA M3...
-
PublicationAsteroid Lightcurves from the MOA-II Survey: a pilot study
The Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA-II) survey has performed high cadence, wide field observations of the Galactic Bulge from New Zealand since...
-
PublicationAsteroids' reflectance from Gaia DR3: Artificial reddening at near-UV wavelengths
Context. Observational and instrumental difficulties observing small bodies below 0.5 μm make this wavelength range poorly studied compared with the visible and...
-
PublicationBasaltic asteroids in the Near-Earth Objects population: a mineralogical analysis
Aims.We present reflectance spectra of three V-type Near-Earth Objects obtained at the 3.6 m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo and at the 2.5 m Nordic Optical...
-
PublicationCCD photometry of 23 minor planets (Szekely+, 2005)
We carried out CCD observations on 39 nights from September, 1999 to February, 2003. Standard Johnson R filtered and unfiltered data were obtained, using the 60...
-
PublicationCharacterisation of the new target of the NASA Lucy mission: Asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh (1999 VD57)
Context. The NASA Lucy mission is designed to collect data that will be used to study the very interesting population of Jupiter Trojans, which are considered...
-
PublicationCharacterization of the June epsilon Ophiuchids meteoroid stream and the comet 300P/Catalina
Aims: Prior to 2019, the June epsilon Ophiuchids (JEO) were known as a minor unconfirmed meteor shower with activity that was considered typically moderate for...