August 28, 2022 to September 1, 2022
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts – SASA
Europe/Belgrade timezone

Lightcurve Analysis of Asteroids at the Astronomical Station Vidojevica for the first half of 2022

S02-AA-200
Aug 29, 2022, 6:00 PM
1h 30m
Restaurant (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - SASA)

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Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts - SASA

Board: S02-AA-200
Poster presentation S02 Astronomy and Astrophysics Poster session

Speaker

Prof. Gordana Apostolovska (Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

Description

We present one part of our long-term photometry program, targeted at studying the shape and spin state of asteroids. The CCD photometric observations were carried out in the first half of 2022 with two telescopes at the Astronomical Station Vidojevica (Serbia): 1.4m Ritchey-Chrétien-Coude "Milanković" and the 60cm Cassegrain "Nedeljković" telescope.

In this work, lightcurves, the synodical periods of rotation, ellipsoid shape ratios a/b, and first assumptions about the shape of several main-belt asteroids are presented. Obtained results contribute to the database of rotational characteristics of the asteroids, enhancing the understanding of the creation of our planetary system.

Primary authors

Prof. Gordana Apostolovska (Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje) Dr Nataša Todorović (Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade, Republic of Serbia) Mrs Vchkova Bebekovska Elena (Institute of Physics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje)

Presentation materials