The Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics (MOA-II) survey has performed high cadence, wide field observations of the Galactic Bulge from New Zealand since...
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PublicaciónAsteroid Lightcurves from the MOA-II Survey: a pilot study
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PublicaciónAsteroid pairs: A complex picture
We studied a sample of 93 asteroid pairs, i.e., pairs of genetically related asteroids that are on highly similar heliocentric orbits. We estimated times...
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PublicaciónAsteroids' 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...
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NoticiaAvanzan en el conocimiento del cinturón de asteroides cercano a la Tierra, los Arjuna
Una investigación en la que participa el Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) analiza el objeto 2023 FY3, miembro de un grupo de asteroides que sigue...
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PublicaciónBasaltic 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...
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PublicaciónBennu's global surface and two candidate sample sites characterized by spectral clustering of OSIRIS-REx multispectral images
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft encountered the asteroid (101955) Bennu on December 3, 2018, and has since acquired extensive data from the payload of scientific...
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PublicaciónCharacterisation 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...
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PublicaciónCharacterization 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...
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PublicaciónCharacterization of the MASCOT landing area by Hayabusa2
Context. After landing on C-type asteroid Ryugu, MASCOT imaged brightly colored, submillimeter-sized inclusions in a small rock. Hayabusa2 successfully returned...