Pole and global shape of 25143 Itokawa
Pole and global shape of 25143 Itokawa
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DOI:
10.1126/science.1126574
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发表时间:
2006-06-02
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
Hirata, N
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作者:
Demura, H;Kobayashi, S;Hirata, N
The locations of the pole and rotation axis of asteroid 25143 Itokawa were derived from Asteroid Multiband Imaging Camera data on the Hayabusa spacecraft. The retrograde pole orientation had a right ascension of 90.53 degrees and a declination of - 66.30 degrees ( 52000 equinox) or equivalently 128.5 degrees and - 89.66 degrees in ecliptic coordinates with a 3.9 degrees margin of error. The surface area is 0.393 square kilometers, the volume is 0.018378 cubic kilometers with a 5% margin of error, and the three axis lengths are 535 meters by 298 meters by 244 meters. The global Itokawa revealed a boomerang-shaped appearance composed of two distinct parts with partly faceted regions and a constricted ring structure.