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most citedOptical spectropolarimetry of binary asteroid Didymos-Dimorphos before and after the DART impact

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astro-ph.EP2026

Nordic-based observations of binary asteroid (163693) Atira reveal a hydrated CM chondrite composition

Eric M. MacLennan, Grigori Fedorets, Zuri Gray +5

We present photometric, spectroscopic, and polarimetric observations of (163693) Atira collected on the night of 05 March 2024. A dual-band lightcurve acquired in the V and R_C fil…

astro-ph.EP2026

Multi-Wavelength Post-Perihelion Polarimetry of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Zuri Gray, Galin Borisov, Ludmilla Kolokolova +15

We present new post-perihelion polarimetric observations of the third discovered interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1; hereafter 3I), obtained using FORS2 at the Very Large Tel…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 4 cited

Astrometric follow-up of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 during a Torino scale level 3 alert

Marco Micheli, Maxime Devogèle, Larry Denneau +38

The discovery of 2024 YR4 presented the planetary defense community with the most significant impact threat in almost two decades, reaching level 3 on the Torino scale. The communi…

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Polarimetry and albedo of the Near-Earth Asteroid 2025 FA22

J. -P. Rivet, S. Bagnulo, P. Bendjoya +17

We report spectropolarimetric and broadband polarimetric observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2025 FA22 during its close approach of 18 September 2025 (about two Moon distances)…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

Rapid-response characterization of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 during a Torino Scale 3 alert

Maxime Devogèle, Olivier R. Hainaut, Marco Micheli +32

On 27 December 2024, near-Earth object (NEO) 2024 YR was discovered by the ATLAS survey and identified as a virtual impactor. A few weeks later, it eventually reached level 3 o…

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Extreme Negative Polarisation of New Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Zuri Gray, Stefano Bagnulo, Galin Borisov +13

We present the first polarimetric observations of the third discovered interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1), obtained pre-perihelion with FORS2/VLT, ALFOSC/NOT, and FoReRo2/RC…