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ASTEROID OCCULTATIONS V13.0

This data set is intended to include all reported timings of observed asteroid, planet, and planetary satellite occultation events as well as occultation axes derived from those timings by David W. Dunham and David Herald. This version is complete through the end of 2014.

BUS-DEMEO ASTEROID TAXONOMY

The Bus-DeMeo asteroid taxonomy classification system, described in DeMeo et al. (2009), is based on reflectance spectrum characteristics for 371 asteroids measured over the wavelength 0.45 to 2.45 microns. This system of 24 classes is constructed using principal component analysis, following most closely the visible wavelength taxonomy of Bus (1999), which itself builds upon the system of Tholen (1984). Nearly all of the Bus taxonomy classes are preserved, with one new class (Sv) defined. This data set includes a table of classifications in the Bus-DeMeo system for the 371 asteroids upon which the system is based. It also includes mean spectra for each of the classes.

52-COLOR ASTEROID SURVEY

This data set contains 52-color IR data of asteroids, taken using a double circularly variable filter. The short wavelength portion of the CVF covered the octave from 0.8 to 1.6 microns with 3 percent resolution, while the long wavelength portion covered 1.5 to 2.6 microns with 5 percent resolution. Most of the data are unpublished other than in this PDS data set.

SEVEN COLOR ASTEROID SURVEY

The Seven-color Asteroid Survey (SCAS) consists of photometry in seven filters from 0.9 to 2.3 microns, of a total of 126 asteroids of types S, K, and M.

PLATE SHAPE MODEL OF ASTEROID LUTETIA V1.0

Shape model of asteroid 21 Lutetia, as derived from the Rosetta images obtained around the time of closest approach. Twelve different versions of the model, at different resolutions, are given.

TORINO ASTEROID POLARIMETRY V1.0

This data set contains asteroid polarimetric observations made during 1995-2005 with the Torino photopolarimeter at the 2.15-m telescope at El Leoncito Observatory in Argentina. These observations are reported in Cellino et al. (2005).

SHAPE MODEL OF ASTEROID (153591) 2001 SN263

We present the three-dimensional shapes and rotation states of the three components of near-Earth asteroid (153591) 2001 SN263 based on radar images and optical lightcurves (Becker et al., 2015. 2001 SN263 was observed in 2003 using the 12.6-cm radar at Arecibo Observatory. Optical lightcurves were obtained at several observatories and used to further constrain the shape modeling.

ASTEROID OCCULTATIONS

This data set is intended to include all reported timings of observed asteroid occultation events through Feb. 23, 2005, as well as asteroid occultation axes derived from those timings by David W. Dunham and David Herald. Some occultations by planetary satellites are also included.

SUBMILLIMETER LIGHTCURVES OF ASTEROIDS

Submillimeter lightcurves of large asteroids Ceres, Davida, Io, Juno, Pallas, Vesta, and Victoria, observed at the Heinrich-Hertz Submillimeter Telescope from January 2003 through May 2004.

Zappala et al. (1995) Asteroid Dynamical Families V1.0

Dynamical family classification of asteroids by Zappala et al., based on the hierarchical clustering method

ASTEROID NAMES AND DESIGNATIONS V2.0

This is a tabulation of catalog numbers, names, and IAU principle provisional designations for asteroids. The entries are ordered by catalog number, alphabetical order by name, and chronological order by provisional designation.

ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE DERIVED DATA REFERENCES V1.0

This file contains the full text of the references cited by identification code in the Asteroid Lightcurve Derived Data dataset (EAR-A-5-DDR-DERIVED-LIGHTCURVE-V1.0).

NEAR EARTH ASTEROID TRACKING

The Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project began as a collaborative effort with the United States Air Force (USAF) in December 1995. It concentrated on the discovery and observations of near-Earth asteroids and comets, collectively called near-Earth objects (NEOs). NEAT ended its observations in April 2007. Throughout its history, NEAT utilized three 1m class telescopes - two on the Hawaiian island of Maui and the 1.2m Oschin Schmidt telescope at Palomar Observatory near San Diego, CA. Three unique cameras were developed and used throughout the program. These data are intended to be usable for photometric analysis of the various objects within the NEAT data. Most nights included calibration data, and the lists of photometric standard calibration fields.

ASTEROID POLARIMETRIC DATABASE V3.0

The Asteroid Polarimetric Database (APD) is compiled by Dmitrij Lupishko of Kharkov University. This database tabulates the original data comprising degree of polarization as a function of phase angle of the asteroid, and additional parameters where available. This data set, together with 'polar.tab' containing the TRIAD polarimetry, includes most if not all existing asteroid polarimetry data published by 1998. The APD is an ongoing compilation and this data set will be updated yearly.

IANNINI ASTEROID FAMILY SPECTRA

Keck/ESI spectra of 11 Iannini asteroid family members were obtained over visual wavelengths. The data have been published in Willman, et al. (2008Icar...195...663W)[WILLMANETAL2008]. The spectra show family likeness and are believed to represent young S class surfaces aged a few million years by space weathering, the dynamically estimated collisional age of the family.

WISNIEWSKI ASTEROID ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDES

Photometric observations of 125 asteroids, including absolute magnitudes, reported in Wisniewski et al. 1997.

BELSKAYA ASTEROID POLARIMETRY

This data set contains UBVRI polarimetric measurements of ten main belt asteroids and one potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid (NEA), from Belskaya et al. (2009) and Belskaya et al. (2009b).

ASTEROID ALBEDOS FROM STELLAR OCCULTATIONS

This data set contains albedos for 57 asteroids determined from diameters obtained from stellar occultations. These albedos are from Shevchenko and Tedesco (2006).