Astrophysical: Minor planets

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    Distribution and spectrophotometric classification of basaltic asteroids
    We aim to determine the distribution of basaltic asteroids (classified as V-types) based on the spectrophotometric data reported in the MOVIS-C catalogue. A...
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    Dozens of virtual impactor orbits eliminated by the EURONEAR VIMP DECam data mining project
    Context. Massive data mining of image archives observed with large etendue facilities represents a great opportunity for orbital amelioration of poorly known...
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    Dust environment of active asteroids P/2019 A4 (PANSTARRS) and P/2021 A5 (PANSTARRS)
    We report on the characterization of the dust activity and dynamical evolution of two faint active asteroids, P/2019 A4, and P/2021 A5, observed with the 10.4 m...
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    Dust Loss from Activated Asteroid P/2015 X6
    We present observations and dust tail models of activated asteroid P/2015 X6 from deep imaging data acquired at the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) from...
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    Dust properties of double-tailed active asteroid (6478) Gault
    Context. Asteroid (6478) Gault was discovered to exhibit a comet-like tail in observations from December 2018, becoming a new member of the so-called active...
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    Dynamical taxonomy of comets and asteroids based on the Lyapunov indicators. An analysis of the relevance of splitting
    By comparison of different parameters associated with a chaotic evolution, we discuss the relation between several populations of inner Solar System bodies...
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    Dynamics of 2023 FW<SUB>14</SUB>, the second L<SUB>4</SUB> Mars trojan, and a physical characterization using the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias
    Context. Known Mars trojans could be primordial small bodies that have remained in their present-day orbits for the age of the Solar System. Their orbital...
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    Early Evolution of Disrupted Asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS)
    We present deep imaging observations of activated asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS) using the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) from 2016 late April to early...
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    Exploration of the Solar System by ESA 1: Overview of ESA Solar System Missions
    Series: XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics: Solar System Exploration Topic: Exploration of the Solar System by the European Space Agency...