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Photometric Study of the Fastest-rotating Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 XA1

  • Authors: Xiliang Zhang, Xiangyu Fan, Man-To Hui, Marco Micheli, Maxime Devogèle, Yongxiong Zhang, Ling Wang

Xiliang Zhang et al 2026 The Astronomical Journal 172 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 1.

Image was taken in UT 2024 December 3, 15:26 using YFOSC on the Lijiang 2.4 m Telescope by total 20 s exposure. The solar direction (⊙) and negative velocity vector (﹩-{\boldsymbol{V}}﹩) are shown as projected on the sky. The trail of 2024 XA1 appears as a bright linear trail, approximately 169﹩\mathop{.}\limits^{{\unicode{x02033}}}﹩93 long.

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