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斯皮策对小行星-彗星过渡天体和潜在航天器目标107 P(4015)的观测

Spitzer observations of the asteroid-comet transition object and potential spacecraft target 107P (4015) Wilson-Harrington

J. Licandro, H. Campins, M. Kelley, Y. Fernandez, M. Delbo, W. T. Reach, O. Groussin, P. L. Lamy, I. Toth, M. F. A'Hearn, J. M. Bauer, S. C. Lowry, A. Fitzsimmo… 展开作者

J. Licandro, H. Campins, M. Kelley, Y. Fernandez, M. Delbo, W. T. Reach, O. Groussin, P. L. Lamy, I. Toth, M. F. A'Hearn, J. M. Bauer, S. C. Lowry, A. Fitzsimmons, C. M. Lisse, K. J. Meech, J. Pittichova, C. Snodgrass, H. A. Weaver

摘要:

上下文近地小行星-彗星过渡物体107 P/(4015)Wilson-Harrington可能是欧洲空间局(欧空局)和日本宇宙航空研究开发机构(宇宙航空研究开发机构)马可波罗取样返回联合飞行任务的目标。对该天体的物理研究与这次飞行任务有关,也有助于了解其小行星或彗星性质。目标。我们的目标是获得显着的新的约束,这个对象的表面热性能。方法.本文介绍了2007年2月12日美国宇航局斯皮策太空望远镜在两个滤光片(16和22微米)上获得的中红外测光结果,以及应用近地小行星热模型(NEATM)的结果,我们在两个中红外波段获得了高信噪比,从而可以精确测量其热辐射。结果我们得到了一个很好的约束的聚束参数(eta = 1.39 +/- 0.26),并获得了D = 3.46 +/- 0.32公里,和pV = 0.059 +/- 0.011的直径和几何距离。当我们将这个最佳拟合的热模型应用于Campins等人(1995),Kraemer等人(2005)和Reach等人(2007)报道的单波段中红外测光时,我们也得到了类似的结果。结论. 4015 Wilson-Harrington的彗星核和原始的C-、P-、D-型小行星的核密度较低。当r= 1天文单位时,我们粗略地确定了W-H热惯性的下限为60 Jm^-2s^(-0.5)K^-1,这略高于Groussin等人(2009)推导出的22 P/Kopff彗星核热惯性的下限30 Jm^-2s^(-0.5)K^-1。

英文摘要:

Context. Near-Earth asteroid-comet transition object 107P/ (4015) Wilson-Harrington is a possible target of the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Marco Polo sample return mission. Physical studies of this object are relevant to this mission, and also to understanding its asteroidal or cometary nature. Aims. Our aim is to obtain significant new constraints on the surface thermal properties of this object. Methods. We present mid-infrared photometry in two filters (16 and 22 microns) obtained with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope on February 12, 2007, and results from the application of the Near Earth Asteroid Thermal Model (NEATM).We obtained high S/N in two mid-IR bands allowing accurate measurements of its thermal emission. Results. We obtain a well constrained beaming parameter (eta = 1.39 +/- 0.26) and obtain a diameter and geometric albedo of D = 3.46 +/- 0.32 km, and pV = 0.059 +/- 0.011. We also obtain similar results when we apply this best-fitting thermal model to single-band mid-IR photometry reported by Campins et al. (1995), Kraemer et al. (2005) and Reach et al. (2007). Conclusions. The albedo of 4015 Wilson-Harrington is low, consistent with those of comet nuclei and primitive C-, P-, D-type asteorids. We establish a rough lower limit for the thermal inertia of W-H of 60 Jm^-2s^(-0.5)K^-1 when it is at r=1AU, which is slightly over the limit of 30 Jm^-2s^(-0.5)K-1 derived by Groussin et al. (2009) for the thermal inertia of the nucleus of comet 22P/Kopff.

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