Abstract
Using the high-cadence lightcurves collected from the FOSSIL survey, rotation periods of 17 small (diameter 1 km < D < 3 km) Hilda asteroids (hereinafter Hildas) were obtained. Combined with the previously measured rotation periods of Hildas, a spin-rate limit appears at around 3 hr. Assuming rubble-pile structures for the Hildas, a bulk density of 1/41.5 g cm-3 is required to withstand this spin-rate limit. This value is similar to that of the C-type asteroids (1.33 g cm-3) and higher than the 1/41 g cm-3 bulk density of the Jupiter Trojans. This suggests that the Hildas population may contain more C-type asteroids than expected, and the limit at 3 hr simply reflects the spin-rate limit for C-type asteroids. In addition, a Hilda superfast rotator was found, which has a rotation period of 1.633 hr and an estimated diameter of 0.7 km. This object is unlikely to be explained by a rubble-pile or monolithic structure.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7 |
Journal | Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series |
Volume | 259 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Mar 2022 |
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FOSSIL. II. Subaru/HSC light curves of Hildas
Chang, C.-K. (Creator), Chen, Y.-T. (Creator), Fraser, W. C. (Creator), Lehner, M. J. (Creator), Wang, S.-Y. (Creator), Alexandersen, M. (Creator), Choi, Y.-J. (Creator), Granados Contreras, A. P. (Creator), Ito, T. (Creator), Jeongahn, Y. (Contributor), Ji, J. (Creator), Kavelaars, J. J. (Creator), Kim, M.-J. (Creator), Lawler, S. M. (Creator), Li, J. (Creator), Lin, Z.-Y. (Creator), Lykawka, P. S. (Creator), Moon, H.-K. (Creator), More, S. (Creator), Muñoz-Gutiérrez, M. (Contributor), Ohtsuki, K. (Creator), Pike, R. E. (Creator), Terai, T. (Creator), Urakawa, S. (Creator), Yoshida, F. (Creator), Zhang, H. (Creator), Zhao, H. (Creator) & Zhou, J.-L. (Creator), Centre de Donnees Strasbourg (CDS), 2022
DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier.22590007, https://cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/ApJS/259/7
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