The Yarkovsky Drift's Influence on NEAs: Trends and Predictions with NEOWISE Measurements

September 2012 • 2012AJ....144...75N

Authors • Nugent, C. R. • Mainzer, A. • Masiero, J. • Grav, T. • Bauer, J.

Abstract • We used WISE-derived geometric albedos (p_V ) and diameters, as well as geometric albedos and diameters from the literature, to produce more accurate diurnal Yarkovsky drift predictions for 540 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) out of the current sample of ~8800 known objects. As 10 of the 12 objects with the fastest predicted rates have observed arcs of less than a decade, we list upcoming apparitions of these NEAs to facilitate observations.

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