Affiliation:
1. Sternberg Astronomical Institute; Lomonosov Moscow State University. Moscow, Russia
2. Sternberg Astronomical Institute; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia
3. Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Sternberg Astronomical Institute; Lomonosov Moscow State University. Moscow, Russia
Abstract
The MATLAB program was developed to estimate composition of the asteroid material. The program models reflectance spectra of asteroids using reflectance spectra of meteorite analogues. Modeling results and estimation of the material composition for 10 asteroids (1 Ceres, 4 Vesta, 51 Nemausa, 65 Cybele, 102 Miriam, 250 Bettina, 266 Aline, 379 Huenna, 704 Interamnia, 1474 Beira) are discussed. A good agreement between the model spectra and the asteroids reflectance spectra is achieved for a number of asteroids (1 Ceres, 4 Vesta, 51 Nemausa, 250 Bettina, 704 Interamnia)
Funder
Russian Science Foundation
Subject
Space and Planetary Science,General Physics and Astronomy,Astronomy and Astrophysics
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