Asteroids. From Observations to Models.

D. Hestroffer (1) , Paolo Tanga (2)

1 IMCCE - Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Ephémérides
2 CASSIOPEE - Laboratoire de Cosmologie, Astrophysique Stellaire & Solaire, de Planétologie et de Mécanique des Fluides

We will discuss some specific applications to the rotation state and the shapes of moderately large asteroids, and techniques of observations putting some emphasis on the HST/FGS instrument.

Mots clés: asteroid; rotation; precession; nutation; shape; volume; equilibrium figures; binary asteroids; HST/FGS

Domaines: Astrophysique [astro-ph]; Cosmologie et astrophysique extra-galactique [astro-ph.CO]

D. Hestroffer, Paolo Tanga. Asteroids. From Observations to Models.. 2005. ⟨hal-00005849⟩