The near-Earth objects and their potential threat to our planet

D Perna, MA Barucci, M Fulchignoni - The Astronomy and Astrophysics …, 2013 - Springer
The near-Earth object (NEO) population includes both asteroids (NEAs) and comet nuclei
(NECs) whose orbits have perihelion distances q< 1.3 AU and which can approach or cross …

Analysis of the potential field and equilibrium points of irregular-shaped minor celestial bodies

X Wang, Y Jiang, S Gong - Astrophysics and Space Science, 2014 - Springer
The equilibrium points of the gravitational potential field of minor celestial bodies, including
asteroids, comets, and irregular satellites of planets, are studied. In order to understand …

The internal structure of asteroid (25143) Itokawa as revealed by detection of YORP spin-up

SC Lowry, PR Weissman, SR Duddy, B Rozitis… - Astronomy & …, 2014 - aanda.org
Context. Near-Earth asteroid (25143) Itokawa was visited by the Hayabusa spacecraft in
2005, resulting in a highly detailed shape and surface topography model. This model has …

New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large collaboration network

J Hanuš, J Ďurech, DA Oszkiewicz, R Behrend… - Astronomy & …, 2016 - aanda.org
Context. Asteroid modeling efforts in the last decade resulted in a comprehensive dataset of
almost 400 convex shape models and their rotation states. These efforts already provided …

Rotationally induced failure of irregularly shaped asteroids

M Hirabayashi, DJ Scheeres - Icarus, 2019 - Elsevier
Many asteroids are rubble piles with irregular shapes. While the irregular shapes of large
asteroids may be attributed to collisional events, those of small asteroids may result from not …

Asteroid diameters and albedos from NEOWISE reactivation mission years six and seven

JR Masiero, AK Mainzer, JM Bauer… - The Planetary …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present diameters and albedos computed for the near-Earth and main belt asteroids
(MBAs) observed by the Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) …

Detection of the YORP effect on the contact binary (68346) 2001 KZ66 from combined radar and optical observations

TJ Zegmott, SC Lowry, A Rożek… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack (YORP) effect is a small thermal-
radiation torque experienced by small asteroids, and is considered to be crucial in their …

The dipole segment model for axisymmetrical elongated asteroids

X Zeng, Y Zhang, Y Yu, X Liu - The Astronomical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Various simplified models have been investigated as a way to understand the complex
dynamical environment near irregular asteroids. A dipole segment model is explored in this …

The Arecibo Observatory's legacy and future radar capabilities

FCF Venditti, SE Marshall, M Devogèle… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Ground-based radar systems are critical for physical and dynamical characterization of near-
Earth objects (NEOs) and space debris. The operational aspect and applications of radar for …

The influence of global self-heating on the Yarkovsky and YORP effects

B Rozitis, SF Green - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
In addition to collisions and gravitational forces, there is a growing amount of evidence that
photon recoil forces from the asymmetric reflection and thermal re-radiation of absorbed …