( 33342) 1998 WT24

(1998 WT24 )

Discovery Circumstances:

LINEAR - Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

25 Nov 1998

(1)

Orbital Type:

AT

(*)

Taxonomic Type:

E,Xe

( 2)( 3)( 4)( 5)

Albedo:

0.75

( 6)( 7)( 8)

Diameter:(km)

0.415

( 9)(10)(11)(12)

H:(mag)

17.90

(#)

G:

0.15

(#)

U-B:(mag)

-

-

B-V:(mag)

-

-

Rotation Period:(hrs)

3.6977

(13)(14)(15)

Quality:

3 !

(13)(14)(15)

Lightcurve Amplitude:(mag)

0.25-0.56

(13)(14)(15)

Spin Vector:

-

-

Radar Observations:

Y

(16)(17)

Spectral Observations:

Y

(18)(19)

IR Observations:

-

-

Remarks

* - orbital type derived from osculating orbital elements

# - absolute magnitude H derived from astrometric observation via orbit determination - G value assumed to be 0.15

! - quality code according to Lagerkvist et al. (1989) in "Asteroids II" (Eds. R.P.Binzel et al.), Univ.Ariz.Press, Tucson, USA, pp. 1162-1179.

References

( 1) M.P.E.C. 1998-X10

( 2) Harris, A.W.(DLR) et al. (2007) Icarus 188, 414-424. (Physical characterization of potentially-hazardous high-albedo asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24 from thermal-infrared observations)

( 3) Kiselev, N.N. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 887-890. (Polarimetry of Near-Earth asteroid 33342 1998 WT24) (albedo and diameter, Taxonomy)

( 4) Lazzarin, M. et al. (2004) Icarus 169, 373-384. (Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at ESO: first results)

( 5) Lazzarin, M., Marchi,S. & Magrin, S. (2010) SINEO Database (Spectroscopic Investiation of Near-Earth Objects)

( 6) Thomas, C.A. et al. (2011) Astron. J. 142, 85. (ExploreNEOs. V. AVERAGE ALBEDO BY TAXONOMIC COMPLEX IN THE NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID POPULATION) (new albedos data for 118 NEOs)

( 7) Harris, A.W.(DLR) et al. (2007) Icarus 188, 414-424. (Physical characterization of potentially-hazardous high-albedo asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24 from thermal-infrared observations)

( 8) Kiselev, N.N. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 887-890. (Polarimetry of Near-Earth asteroid 33342 1998 WT24) (albedo and diameter, Taxonomy)

( 9) Busch, M.W. et al. (2008) Icarus 195, 614-621. (Physical properties of near-Earth Asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24)

(10) Harris, A.W.(DLR) et al. (2007) Icarus 188, 414-424. (Physical characterization of potentially-hazardous high-albedo asteroid (33342) 1998 WT24 from thermal-infrared observations)

(11) Kiselev, N.N. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 887-890. (Polarimetry of Near-Earth asteroid 33342 1998 WT24) (albedo and diameter, Taxonomy)

(12) Zaitsev, A.L. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 883-886. (Radar detection of NEA 33342 1998 WT24 with Evpatoria-Medicina system at 6 cm) (radar albedo and diameter)

(13) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage

(14) Krugly, Yu. N. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 903-906. (CCD photometry of Near-Earth asteroids in 2001) (rot.per. for 719,1916,26760,33342 2001 MF1; LCs for 1620,3103,55 87,1999 KW4)

(15) Vilagi, J. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 907-910. (Asteroid photometry program at Modra observatory) (LC for 1998 TU3, 33342 1998 WT24)

(16) JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

(17) Zaitsev, A.L. et al. (2002) Proceedings of ACM2002, ESA-SP500, pp. 883-886. (Radar detection of NEA 33342 1998 WT24 with Evpatoria-Medicina system at 6 cm) (radar albedo and diameter)

(18) Lazzarin, M. et al. (2004) Icarus 169, 373-384. (Visible and near-infrared spectroscopic investigation of near-Earth objects at ESO: first results)

(19) Lazzarin, M., Marchi,S. & Magrin, S. (2010) SINEO Database (Spectroscopic Investiation of Near-Earth Objects)

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