(meteorobs) Are There Meteors Originated from Near Earth Asteroid (25143) Itokawa?

[Thomas Ashcraft]

Are There Meteors Originated from Near Earth Asteroid (25143) Itokawa?

Authors: K. Ohtsuka, S. Abe, M. Abe, H. Yano, J. Watanabe

(Submitted on 19 Aug 2008)

Abstract: As a result of a survey of Itokawid meteors (i.e., meteors 
originated from Near Earth Asteroid (25143) Itokawa = 1998SF36), from 
among the multi-station optical meteor orbit data of ~15000 orbits, and 
applying the D-criteria, we could find five Itokawid meteor candidates.

We also analyzed corresponding mineral materials of the Itokawid 
candidates through their trajectory and atmospheric data. We conclude, 
on the basis of our investigation, that the fireball, MORP172, is the 
strongest Itokawid candidate.

Comments:  8 pages, 3 tables, 0 figure, accepted by ASP Conference 
Series Forthcoming Volume "International Science Symposium On Sample 
Returns From Solar System Minor Bodies - The First Hayabusa Symposium" 
(eds. Hajime Yano, Akira Fujiwara, Don Yeomans and Michael Zolensky), 
20-24 October 2004, ISAS/JAXA, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

Subjects:  Astrophysics (astro-ph)

Cite as:  arXiv:0808.2671v1 [astro-ph]

Submission history

From: Takashi Ito [view email]

[v1] Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:33:02 GMT (25kb)

http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.2671