Title Observational data and orbits of the asteroids discovered at the Baldone Observatory in 2015-2018 /
Authors Wlodarczyk, Ireneusz ; Černis, Kazimieras ; Eglitis, Ilgmars
DOI 10.1515/astro-2020-0017
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Is Part of Open astronomy.. Warsaw : De Gruyter Open LTD. 2020, vol. 29, no. 1, p. 179-188.. eISSN 2543-6376
Keywords [eng] minor planets ; asteroids ; astrometry
Abstract [eng] This paper is devoted to the discovery of 37 asteroids at the Baldone Astrophysical Observatory (MPC 069) from 2015 to 2018, and one of dynamically interesting Mars-crosser (MC) observed at the Baldone Astrophysical Observatory, namely 2008 LX16. In Baldone Observatory, was independently discovered the Near-Earth Object 2018 GE3 on the image of 13 April 2018. Also, the NEO 2006 VB14 was observed doing its astrometry and photometry. Moreover, we observed asteroids 1986 DA and 2014 LD. We computed orbits and analyzed the orbital evolution of these asteroids. 566 positions and photometric observations of NEO objects 345705 (2006 VB14) and 6178 (1986 DA) were obtained with Baldone Schmidt telescope in 2018 and 2019. We detected their rotation period and other physical characteristics. Also, a Fourier transform was applied to determine the rotation period of asteroid 6178 (1986 DA). Value (3.12 +/- 0.02)h was obtained. Our observations confirm the previously obtained rotation period P = 3.25h for 2006 VB14.
Published Warsaw : De Gruyter Open LTD
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2020
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