A spectral comparison of (379) Huenna and its satellite

A spectral comparison of (379) Huenna and its satellite

We present near-infrared spectral measurements of Themis family Asteroid (379) Huenna (D ∼ 98 km) and its 6 km satellite using SpeX on the NASA IRTF. The companion was farther than 1.5" from the primary at the time of observations and was approximately 5 magnitudes dimmer. We describe a method...

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Main Authors: DeMeo, Francesca E. (Contributor), Carry, Benoit (Author), Marchis, Franck (Author), Birlan, Mirel (Author), Binzel, Richard P. (Contributor), Bus, Schelte J. (Author), Descamps, Pascal (Author), Nedelcu, Alin (Author), Busch, Michael (Author), Bouy, Herve (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2012-09-28T15:06:31Z.
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