Direction of spin of Koronis family member (1289) Kutaïssi
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description: Observations of lightcurve of Koronis family member asteroid (1289) Kutaïssi were taken in January, 2003, at MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. The goal of these observations included obtaining a precise rotation period and direction of rotation for the asteroid extracted from data obtained in two different filters. By combining the new data with data from previous epochs, a rotation rate and direction of spin were found; results give a period of 3.62424 ± 0.00001 hrs and the asteroid was found to be spinning retrograde to its orbital motion. The results obtained from this project will be useful in the future for determining a shape and pole solution for (1289) Kutaïssi.
abstract: Observations of lightcurve of Koronis family member asteroid (1289) Kutaïssi were taken in January, 2003, at MIT's Wallace Astrophysical Observatory. The goal of these observations included obtaining a precise rotation period and direction of rotation for the asteroid extracted from data obtained in two different filters. By combining the new data with data from previous epochs, a rotation rate and direction of spin were found; results give a period of 3.62424 ± 0.00001 hrs and the asteroid was found to be spinning retrograde to its orbital motion. The results obtained from this project will be useful in the future for determining a shape and pole solution for (1289) Kutaïssi.
author: Klesman, Alison J. (Alison June), 1981-
language: eng
keywords: Physics.
license: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
date published: 2003
date modified: 2026-07-22T22:21:36Z
provider: MIT
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
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source organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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