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A Ground-Based Observing Program in Support of the Warm Spitzer NEO Project
Bhattacharya, B., Trilling, D. E., Bottke, W. F., Chesley, S. R., Delbo, M., Emery, J. P., Fazio, G. G., Hagen, A. R., Harris, A. W., Hora, J., Mainzer, A. K., Mueller, M., Penprase, B. E., Smith, H. A., Spahr, T. B., Stansberry, J. A. & Thomas, C. A., 1-Jan-2010, In : Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 215, p. 433Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic

A Warm Spitzer survey of approximately 700 near-Earth objects (NEOs) has
been started to derive albedos and diameters of the numerous small
bodies. We present a ground-based NEO observation program designed to
complement the Spitzer data. By using a variety of observational
techniques, we aim to obtain optical magnitudes, lightcurves and
compositional information for many of these objects. We have begun a
program to obtain high-quality optical magnitudes of all 700 Spitzer
targets, using a variety of telescope facilities with a range of
apertures (from 0.36 m to 8 m). For a subset of our targets, we will
also obtain lightcurves, which will be used as a proxy for the larger
sample. We plan to obtain spectra of 250 objects from the Spitzer NEO
sample and broadband spectrophotometric measurements of another 100.
These spectroscopic results will allow us to derive compositions for
nearly half our sample and act as a ground-truth for the larger,
complete sample. Observations are already scheduled on the NASA Infrared
Telescope Facility (SpeX as well as MIRSI, which will be used to confirm
our Spitzer thermal observations and modeling), NOAO SMARTS telescopes,
the Las Campanas 1-meter and several smaller telescopes. We will
continue to expand the range of facilities used, matching aperture with
target brightness. This catalog of objects will serve as a reference
sample for a wide variety of future NEO studies.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 433 |
Journal | Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society |
Volume | 215 |
Publication status | Published - 1-Jan-2010 |
Event | 215th Annual Meeting of the American-Oriental-Society - , Panama Duration: 18-Mar-2005 → 21-Mar-2006 |
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215th Annual Meeting of the American-Oriental-Society
18/03/2005 → 21/03/2006
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