NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT THE CENTER FOR SOLAR SYSTEM STUDIES: 2018 JULY-SEPTEMBER.

Abstract

Lightcurves for 45 Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) obtained at the Center for Solar System Studies (CS3) from 2018 July-September were analyzed for rotation period and signs of satellites or tumbling. NEA 13553 Massakikoyama appears to be in non-principal axis rotation, i.e., tumbling. 2011 UA (D = 0.6 km) is a super-fast rotator with a period of 0.316391 ± 0.000007 h. The period and size place it well above the spin barrier. The period for 2018 RQ2 is multiply ambiguous, with possible solutions of 4.28 h or 5.17 h (monomdal lightcurve) and 8.58 h or 10.60 h (bimodal lightcurve). 2018 KE3 may be a binary asteroid.