Implications for the Formation of 2005 UD from a New Convex Shape Model

Jay K. Kueny, Colin Orion Chandler, Maxime Devogèle +15

(155140) 2005 UD has a similar orbit to (3200) Phaethon, an active asteroid in a highly eccentric orbit thought to be the source of the Geminid meteor shower. Evidence points to a…