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

[LARRY KLAES]

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