A Spectroscopically Unique Main Belt Asteroid: 10537 (1991 RY16)

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dc.creatorMoskovitz, Nicholas A.
dc.creatorLawrence, Samuel
dc.creatorJedicke, Robert
dc.creatorWillman, Mark
dc.creatorHaghighipour, Nader
dc.creatorBus, Schelte J.
dc.creatorGaidos, Eric
dc.date2008-06-13
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:05:55Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:05:55Z
dc.descriptionWe present visible and near-infrared reflectance spectra and interpreted surface mineralogy for asteroid 10537 (1991 RY16). The spectrum of this object is without precedent amongst the Main Belt asteroids. A unique absorption band centered at 0.63 microns could be attributed to one of several mineralogies. Pronounced 1- and 2-micron absorption bands suggest that the composition of 10537 is a mixture of pyroxenes and olivine and that it originated from a parent body that was partially or fully differentiated. The closest available analog is the large Main Belt asteroid 349 Dembowska but 10537 may be an isolated fragment from a completely eroded parent body.
dc.description14 pages, 3 figures, to be published in ApJ Letters
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0806.2185
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0806.2185
dc.identifierThe Astrophysical Journal, Volume 682, Issue 1, pp. L57-L60, (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1086/591030
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/170159
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA Spectroscopically Unique Main Belt Asteroid: 10537 (1991 RY16)
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