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Polarimetric properties of asteroid 3200 Phaethon

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2020-01-06 v1

Abstract

The polarimetric observations of asteroid 3200 Phaethon, the target of international observation campaign, did not cover a proper phase angle interval to provide estimating all the attributes of the asteroid polarization curve. Based on present discrete observation data for Phaethon, its full polarimetric curves in BVRI bandpasses were reproduced. The polarimetric properties of the asteroid correspond to a notion on surface structure as thermally altered regolith particles mixed with lager rock fragments like a coarse pebble.

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@article{arxiv.2001.00789,
  title  = {Polarimetric properties of asteroid 3200 Phaethon},
  author = {L. F. Golubeva and D. I. Shestopalov and O. I. Kvaratskhelia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.00789},
  year   = {2020}
}

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26 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables