light-curve of asteroid 1445
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Light-Curve of Asteroid 1445. Matthew Streseman Presenting for Dr Clark’s ASTR 2401. Outline. Background Data Collection Data Analysis Results Conclusions. Asteroids. Rocky bodies in the Inner Solar System Not planets Asteroids concentrated in the Asteroid Belt - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Light-Curve of Asteroid 1445
Matthew StresemanPresenting for Dr Clark’s ASTR 2401
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Outline
• Background• Data Collection• Data Analysis• Results• Conclusions
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Asteroids
• Rocky bodies in the Inner Solar System• Not planets• Asteroids concentrated in the Asteroid Belt• Not visible to the naked eye
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Rotation
• Asteroids tend to rotate on an axis of rotation• Small enough that they have irregular shapes– Some are spherical though
• Asteroids can appear brighter or dimmer– Based on the angle we are viewing them from
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How to determine the Rotation
• We can use a CCD to measure the brightness– Can be done for hours, days, or even weeks
• We can compare the images– We look at when we have maximum and
minimum brightness– This can tell us how long it takes to rotate
• My project was applying this method
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Initial Choice
• I initially chose to look at Asteroid 3448– Called Narbut– Has an absolute magnitude of 13.1– Discovered in 1977
• Problem: No evidence of rotation– Slow Rotator– Almost Spherical– We are looking at the axis of Rotation
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Not to Worry!
• There was another, fainter asteroid in my CCD Field– Unfortunately, it was so faint that the curve fell
within the error• Dr Clark then helped me look for a new
Asteroid, based on ones he observed– We chose Asteroid 1445
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Asteroid 1445
• Discovered– January 6, 1938– György Kulin
• Called Konkolya• Absolute Magnitude of 11.84• Located in the asteroid belt
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Data Collection
• I took data Dr Clark gave me – I also went out on: November 2 and November 6– Dr Clark further gave me data from November 10
• Using all of this data, I conducted data analysis• I used MPO Canopus to analyze my data– The curve worked, but could have been better
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Conclusion
• I found a potential rotation period of Asteroid 1445– The results are not very confident– More research could be done• International collaboration
• This was a learning experience