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Hipparcos Photometry of Minor Planets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

B. Morando
Affiliation:
Bureau des Longitudes / URA CNRS 707, 77 Av. Denfert Rochereau, F75014 Paris, France
F. Mignard
Affiliation:
Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur / URA CNRS 1360 / CERGA, Av. Copernic, F06130 Grasse, France

Abstract

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In addition to its astrometric capabilities the Hipparcos main detector proves to be a good phototometer. The main features of the photometric reduction applied to minor planets are outlined. The apparent magnitude measured by Hipparcos is transformed into absolute magnitude after corrections for the distance to the sun, the earth and for the phase effect, are applied. We show that the remaining signal contains information on the rotational properties of the planets.

Type
Space Optical Astrometry
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 

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