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Keck adaptive optics imaging of near-Earth Asteroid 2004 XP14 |
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| Authors: | Michael W Busch Shrinivas R Kulkarni AR Conrad |
| Institution: | a Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech, MC 150-21, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA b Department of Astronomy, Caltech, MC 105-24, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA c W.M. Keck Observatory, 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743, USA |
| Abstract: | We present resolved near-infrared images of near-Earth Asteroid 2004 XP14, obtained with the adaptive optics system on Keck II during July 2006. This is the first time a near-Earth asteroid has been directly imaged from the ground. Our result illustrates the capabilities of adaptive optics and complements radar and spectral observations. |
| Keywords: | Asteroids Near-Earth objects |
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