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6461 1993 VB5 (2011)

MPC Designation: 1993 VB5
Lightcurves Period (h): 74. ± 5.
Amplitude (mag): 0.76 ± 0.05
Equipment:

 

Filter: C
MagBand: R
Telescope: 0.35m f/9.1 SCT
Camera: FLI 1001E
Exposure: 240

 

Obs. Details

Date              E Mag   Phase  PABL   PABB
2011-03-03 07:00  15.98    6.0  167.4    7.3
2011-03-05 07:00  15.96    5.5  167.4    7.8
2011-03-10 07:00  16.00    5.9  167.3    8.7
2011-03-11 07:00  16.02    6.2  167.3    8.9
2011-03-12 07:00  16.04    6.5  167.3    9.1
2011-03-14 07:00  16.09    7.3  167.3    9.5
2011-03-15 07:00  16.12    7.7  167.3    9.7
2011-03-16 07:00  16.15    8.2  167.2    9.8
2011-03-23 07:00  16.37   11.8  167.2   11.0
2011-03-24 07:00  16.40   12.3  167.3   11.2
2011-03-26 07:00  16.46   13.3  167.3   11.5
2011-04-01 07:00  16.65   16.3  167.5   12.4
2011-04-02 07:00  16.68   16.7  167.6   12.5
2011-04-08 07:00  16.87   19.3  168.0   13.3
2011-04-09 07:00  16.90   19.7  168.1   13.4
2011-04-11 07:00  16.95   20.5  168.3   13.6
2011-04-28 07:00  17.42   25.5  170.7   15.3

Data Points: 717
Discovered: 1993-11-04  Siding Spring  R. H. McNaught
Family/Group: Hungaria
Taxonomic Class: ES (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)

This is a tumbling asteroid (in non-principal axis rotation) with PAR = -2. Analysis by Petr Pravec (Astronomical Institute, Czech Republic) gives two possible periods of 74 h and 47 h. The true periods may be the linear combination of two others as expressed by frequecy, e.g., N/F1 + M/F2.

 

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