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We report a multi-week sequence of B-band photometric measurements of the dwarf planet Eris using the {\it Swift} satellite. The use of an observatory in low-Earth orbit provides better temporal sampling than is available with a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 H. G. Roe , R. E. Pike , M. E. Brown

We combine different methods to investigate the rotation, determine the shape and estimate the density of near-Earth asteroid (153201) 2000 WO$_{107}$. We carried out photometric observations of the asteroid during the 2020 apparition. Then…

In the era of wide-field surveys like the Zwicky Transient Facility and the Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time, sparse photometric measurements constitute an increasing percentage of asteroid observations, particularly for…

Near-Earth asteroid (275677) 2000 RS11 was observed over 5 days in March 2014 with both the Arecibo (2380 MHz, 12.6 cm) and Goldstone (8560 MHz, 3.5 cm) planetary radar systems. The continuous-wave spectra and delay-Doppler images collected…

A class of asteroids, called large super-fast rotators (large SFRs), have rotation periods shorter than 2 hours and diameters larger than ~ 0.3 km. They pose challenges to the usual interior rubble-pile structure unless a relatively high…

Kepler mission is a powerful tool in the study the different types of astrophysical objects or events in the distant Universe. However, the spacecraft gives also the opportunity to study Solar System objects passing in the telescope field…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-07 Edyta Podlewska-Gaca , Radosław Poleski , Przemysław Bartczak , Iain McDonald , András Pál

We present the results of a monitoring campaign aimed at deriving rotation periods for a representative sample of stars in the young (30 Myr) open cluster IC 2602. Rotation periods were derived for 29 of 33 stars monitored. The periods…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Sydney A. Barnes , Sabatino Sofia , Charles F. Prosser , John R. Stauffer

The rotational properties of $\sim$10~m-scale asteroids are poorly understood with only a few measurements. Additionally, collisions or thermal recoil can spin their rotations to periods less than a few seconds obfuscating their study due…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-16 B. T. Bolin , M. Ghosal , R. Jedicke

Aims. By analysing the light curves of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583, we aim to determine its pulsational frequencies and to give constraints on the main stellar parameters using the tools of asteroseismology. Methods. We performed the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-25 Zs. Bognár , M. Uzundag , F. C. De Gerónimo , A. H. Córsico , J. Munday , Á. Sódor , S. D. Barber

We present period measurements of a large sample of field stars in the solar neighbourhood, observed by CoRoT in two different directions of the Galaxy. The presence of a period was detected using the Scargle Lomb Normalized Periodogram…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Laura Affer , Giuseppina Micela , Fabio Favata , Ettore Flaccomio

To measure the spin period of the white dwarf in V1033 Cas with high precision, we performed extensive photometry. Observations were obtained over 34 nights in 2017. The total duration of the observations was 143 h. We found that the spin…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-11-26 V. P. Kozhevnikov

The degree of spin-orbit alignment in a population of binary stars can be determined from measurements of their orbital inclinations and rotational broadening of their spectral lines. Alignment in a face-on binary guarantees low rotational…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-07 Marcus L. Marcussen , Simon H. Albrecht , Joshua N. Winn , Yubo Su , Mia S. Lundkvist , Kevin C. Schlaufman

Context. Many databases on asteroid brightnesses (e.g. ALCDEF, WISE) are potential sources for extensive asteroid shape and spin modelling. Individual lightcurve inversion models require several apparitions and hundreds of data points per…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 H. Nortunen , M. Kaasalainen , J. Ďurech , H. Cibulková , V. Ali-Lagoa , J. Hanuš

The accreting millisecond pulsar XTE J1807-294 was observed by XMM-Newton on March 22, 2003 after its discovery on February 21, 2003 by RXTE. The source was detected in its bright phase with an observed average count rate of 33.3 cts/s in…

The observations of the two-periodic magnetic cataclysmic system EX Hya have been carried out, using the telescopes RC16 and TOA-150 of the Tzec Maun observatory. 6 nights of observations were obtained in 2010-2011 (alternatively changing…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Ivan L. Andronov , Vitalii V. Breus

Using the first 18 months of the Pan-STARRS 1 survey we have identified 33 candidate high-amplitude objects for follow-up observations and carried out observations of 22 asteroids. 4 of the observed objects were found to have observed…

We present a test for spin-orbit alignment for the host stars of 25 candidate planetary systems detected by the {\it Kepler} spacecraft. The inclination angle of each star's rotation axis was estimated from its rotation period, rotational…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 Teruyuki Hirano , Roberto Sanchis-Ojeda , Yoichi Takeda , Joshua N. Winn , Norio Narita , Yasuhiro H. Takahashi

We present revised near-infrared albedo fits of 2835 Main Belt asteroids observed by WISE/NEOWISE over the course of its fully cryogenic survey in 2010. These fits are derived from reflected-light near-infrared images taken simultaneously…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Joseph R. Masiero , T. Grav , A. K. Mainzer , C. R. Nugent , J. M. Bauer , R. Stevenson , S. Sonnett

We propose to use a modest fraction of the re-purposed Kepler mission time and apertures to greatly increase the quantity and quality of our knowledge of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) rotation and shape. NEAs are important for understanding…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-11 Martin Elvis , José Luis Galache , Gareth V. Williams

At a mean diameter of ~650 m, the near-Earth asteroid (455213) 2001 OE84 (OE84 for short) has a rapid rotation period of 0.486542+-0.000002 hours, which is uncommon for asteroids larger than ~200 m. We revisited OE84 14 years after it was…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-07-26 David Polishook , Nicholas Moskovitz , Audrey Thirouin , Amanda Bosh , Stephen Levine , Carlos Zuluaga , Stephen Tegler , Oded Aharonson