Rotational properties of main belt asteroids : Photoelectric and CCD observations of 15 objects

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1423-1435

  Florczak, M ^a,b,c   Dotto, E ^c,d   Barucci, M A ^c   Birlan, M ^e   Erikson, A ^f   Fulchignoni, M ^c,g   Nathues, A ^f   Perret, L ^c   Thebault, P ^c  

^a ON/CNPq   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

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EID: 0039508087     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00121-9     Document Type: Article

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