Apollo asteroid 2005 UD : split nucleus of (3200) Phaethon?
Apollo asteroid 2005 UD : split nucleus of (3200) Phaethon?
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DOI:
10.1051/0004-6361:200600022
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发表时间:
2006-05
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
K. Ohtsuka;T. Sekiguchi;D. Kinoshita;J. Watanabe;Takashi Ito;H. Arakida;T. Kasuga
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作者:
K. Ohtsuka;T. Sekiguchi;D. Kinoshita;J. Watanabe;Takashi Ito;H. Arakida;T. Kasuga
Context. The recently discovered Apollo asteroid 2005 UD is the most likely candidate for being a large member of the Phaethon-Geminid stream Complex (PGC). Aims. Detecting more complex members like this should clarify the formation and evolution of the PGC. Methods. Our backward and forward ( ± $10\,000$-yr) integration of the Kustaanheimo-Stiefel regularized equation of motion revealed that the orbital evolutions of Apollo asteroids (3200) Phaethon and 2005 UD show a similar profile, time-shifting by ~4600 yr. Results. Within the PGC, this time shift is rather large against the time-lag of 220 yr for Phaethon-Geminids and ~3900 yr between Phaethon-Sextantids, although much smaller than that of ~$19\,000$ yr between Phaethon-Canis Minorids. Conclusions. This is a km-order object, hence may be a split nucleus of Phaethon. Besides, the orbital parameters of 2005 UD and the Sextantids are in good agreement along with the time-lag of 100 yr. Therefore, the Sextantid meteor shower seems to be associated more closely with 2005 UD than Phaethon.