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136017 2002 VH74 (2012)

MPC Designation: 2002 VH74
Lightcurves Period (h): 4.3 ± 0.2
Amplitude (mag): 0.35 ± 0.05
Equipment:

 

Filter: C
MagBand: V
Telescope: 0.30m f/9.6 SCT
Camera: ST-9XE
Exposure: 240

 

Obs. Details

Date              E Mag   Phase  PABL   PABB
2012-11-20 07:00  18.94    1.8   60.0   -3.6

Data Points: 79
Discovered: 2002-11-07  Socorro  LINEAR
Family/Group: MB-Outer
Taxonomic Class: C (Assumed)
Published: MPB 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)

One-night target of opportunity. While a half-period solution seems to support the result and a similar result is obtained using 2 or 4 orders in the Fourier analysis, it's possible that the analysis locked onto noise and the period given here is wrong.

 

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