2002 VE68

(2002 VE68 )

Discovery Circumstances:

LONEOS - Lowell Observatory-LONEOS

11 Nov 2002

(1)

Orbital Type:

AT

(*)( 2)

Taxonomic Type:

X

( 3)

Albedo:

-

-

Diameter:(km)

230 - 530 m

($)

H:(mag)

20.59

( 4)

G:

0.15

(#)

U-B:(mag)

-

-

B-V:(mag)

-

-

Rotation Period:(hrs)

13.5

( 5)( 6)

Quality:

2 !

( 5)( 6)

Lightcurve Amplitude:(mag)

0.8

( 5)( 6)

Spin Vector:

-

-

Radar Observations:

Y

( 7)

Spectral Observations:

-

-

IR Observations:

-

-

Remarks

* - orbital type derived from osculating orbital elements

$ - diameter range derived from H and assumed albedo for C and S type - 0.04 and 0.20 respectively

# - 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. 2002-V52

( 2) Mikkola, S. et al. (2004) MNRAS 351, L63-L65. (Asteroid 2002 VE68, a quasi-satellite of Venus)

( 3) Hicks, M. et al. (2010) ATel#3073 (Broadband photometry of 2002 VE68, a quasi-moon of Venus)

( 4) Hicks, M. et al. (2010) ATel#3073 (Broadband photometry of 2002 VE68, a quasi-moon of Venus)

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

( 6) Hicks, M. et al. (2010) ATel#3073 (Broadband photometry of 2002 VE68, a quasi-moon of Venus)

( 7) JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

NEODyS Page of 2002 VE68