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The Minor Planet Observer
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Palmer Divide Observatory

2010 RC130 (2010)

MPC Designation: 2010 RC130
Lightcurves Period (h): 2.8915 ± 0.0005
Amplitude (mag): 1.00 ± 0.03
Equipment:

 

Filter: C
MagBand: R
Telescope: 0.35m f/9.1 SCT
Camera: SBIG STL-1001E
Exposure: 120

 

Obs. Details

Date              E Mag   Phase  PABL   PABB
2010-09-29 03:20  16.24   23.8  354.2    6.0
2010-09-29 05:20  16.22   23.6  354.3    5.9
2010-09-29 07:00  16.20   23.4  354.4    5.8
2010-09-30 02:45  15.97   21.0  356.1    4.3
2010-09-30 05:00  15.95   20.7  356.3    4.1
2010-09-30 06:30  15.93   20.5  356.4    4.0
2010-09-30 08:00  15.91   20.3  356.6    3.8
2010-10-01 02:45  15.69   17.7  358.4    2.2
2010-10-01 04:00  15.67   17.5  358.5    2.1
2010-10-01 05:30  15.65   17.3  358.7    1.9
2010-10-01 07:00  15.63   17.1  358.8    1.8

Data Points: 310
Discovered:     
Family/Group: NEA
Taxonomic Class: S (Assumed)
Published: MPB 38, pending
NOTES: Unless otherwise stated, the "Reduced Magnitudes" in the plots are Cousins R, based on 2MASS to BVRI conversions (Warner, MPB 34, 113-119)

Discovered to be a tumbler by B. Skiff at Lowell Observatory with analysis by P. Pravec. The two periods are 2.8915 and 1.7378 h. These have almost an exact 3:5 beat frequency with 8.695 h, which is the period used to plot the PDO data. This lead to initially incorrect interpretation of a highly complex lightcurve. However, no physical body can produce this curve at the relatively low phase angle.

 

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