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Discovery of two distinct polarimetric behaviours of trans-Neptunian objects
S. Bagnulo, I. Belskaya, K. Muinonen +4
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) contain the most primitive and thermally least-processed materials from the early accretional phase of the solar system. They allow us to study inter…
Polarimetry of the dwarf planet (136199) Eris
I. Belskaya, S. Bagnulo, K. Muinonen +4
We investigate the surface characteristics of the large dwarf planet (136199) Eris. With the FORS1 instrument of the ESO VLT, we have obtained Bessell broadband R linear polarimetr…
Physical Investigation of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (144898) 2004 VD17
F. De Luise, D. Perna, E. Dotto +9
In this paper we present the observational campaign carried out at ESO NTT and VLT in April and May 2006 to investigate the nature and the structure of the Near Earth Object (14489…
Polarimetric survey of asteroids with the Asiago telescope
S. Fornasier, I. N. Belskaya, Yu. G. Shkuratov +4
We present the first results of an asteroid photo--polarimetry program started at Asiago--Cima Ekar Observatory. The aim of our survey is to estimate diversity in polarimetric prop…
First albedo determination of 2867 Steins, target of the Rosetta mission
S. Fornasier, I. Belskaya, M. Fulchignoni +2
We present the first albedo determination of 2867 Steins, the asteroid target o f the Rosetta space mission together with 21 Lutetia. The data were obtained in polarimetric mode at…
Exploring the surface properties of Transneptunian Objects and Centaurs with polarimetric FORS1/VLT observations
S. Bagnulo, H. Boehnhardt, K. Muinonen +3
Polarization is a powerful remote-sensing method to investigate solar system bodies. It is an especially sensitive diagnostic tool to reveal physical properties of the bodies whose…