Asteroid polarimetric observations using the Torino UBVRI photopolarimeter

A long-term project of polarimetric observations of minor planets has been carried out since 1995 at the 2.15-m telescope of the El Leoncito Observatory (San Juan, Argentina) using the Torino photopolarimeter. We present here an updated summary of the results, including many measurements obtained du...

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Published in:Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2005-01, Vol.179 (2), p.304-324
Main Authors: Cellino, A., Hutton, R. Gil, Di Martino, M., Bendjoya, Ph, Belskaya, I.N., Tedesco, E.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asteroids
Astronomy
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
Polarimetry
Sciences of the Universe
Solar system
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Summary:A long-term project of polarimetric observations of minor planets has been carried out since 1995 at the 2.15-m telescope of the El Leoncito Observatory (San Juan, Argentina) using the Torino photopolarimeter. We present here an updated summary of the results, including many measurements obtained during the most recent observing runs. The main purpose of the observations has been to obtain albedo estimates and compare them with previous IRAS radiometric determinations, mainly for objects having small (
ISSN:0019-1035
1090-2643
DOI:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.07.016