Significantly high polarization degree of the very low-albedo asteroid (152679) 1998 KU2
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201732086
Abstract: We present a unique and significant polarimetric result regarding the near-Earth asteroid (152679) 1998 KU 2 , which has a very low geometric albedo. From our observations, we find that the linear polarization degrees of… read more here.
Keywords: asteroid 152679; low albedo; 152679 1998; high polarization ... See more keywords