6 papers
Rotation, spectral type, and albedo of the potentially hazardous asteroid (153814) 2001 WN Prior to the 2028 June close approach
Jin Beniyama, Alexey V. Sergeyev, Konstantinos Odysseas Xenos +6
The potentially hazardous asteroid (153814) 2001 WN will pass inside the lunar distance on June 26, 2028, offering a rare opportunity to characterize a kilometer-scale near-Ear…
Simultaneous Tricolor Video Observations of Three Tiny Near-Earth Asteroids with Sub-Minute Rotation Periods
Jin Beniyama, Ryou Ohsawa, Shigeyuki Sako +4
Studying the physical properties of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) is crucial for understanding their dynamical histories and origins, and assessing impact hazards to Earth. Tiny NEAs…
Simultaneous visible spectrophotometry of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS with Seimei/TriCCS
Jin Beniyama
3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N (ATLAS), is the third interstellar object (ISO) discovered in July 2025. ISOs are particularly interesting because characterizing their physica…
Multi-epoch spectro-photometric characterization of the minimoon 2024 PT in the visible and near-infrared
Jin Beniyama, Bryce T. Bolin, Alexey V. Sergeyev +5
2024 PT is a tiny ( m) near-Earth asteroid (NEA) discovered in August 2024. 2024 PT was gravitationally bound to the Earth-Moon system from September to November 2…
Keck and Gemini characterization of rendezvous target 1998 KY
Bryce T. Bolin, Christoffer Fremling, Matthew Belyakov +7
Near-earth object (NEO) 1998 KY is a target of the spacecraft, which it will rendezvous with in July 2031. The asteroid is a rapid rotator and has a large out-…
Size Constraint on Hayabusa2 Extended Mission Rendezvous Target 1998~KY via VLT/VISIR Non-detection
Jin Beniyama, Thomas G. Müller, Marco Delbo +4
1998~KY is a tiny near-Earth asteroid () discovered in 1998. It has been selected as the target of the Hayabusa2 extended mission, which will rendezvous with 1998 KY…