[meteorite-list] Asteroid 6-Hebe

From: Popocatept_at_aol.com <Popocatept_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:36 2004
Message-ID: <14d.2315ed24.2c7bdd40_at_aol.com>

Some references to 6-Hebe that indicate it could be the source of some
meteorites.

Mike Fowler
Chicago

Farinella, P. 1996. Chaotic routes between the asteroid belt and Earth.
Meteorite! May 1996.

Migliorini, F., et al. 1997. 7 Iris: A possible source of ordinary
chondrites? Astron. Astroph. 321(2):652-659.


> "A member of the vehicle's team, Gabriel Shaked, who was
> one of the people who discovered the stone, said yesterday
> that the test showed that it was a fragment of Asteroid
> HAVH-6, a rocky heavenly object that departed from its orbit
> between the sun and Jupiter, and broke up. The original
> asteroid approaches the earth once every three years."
>
> Has anyone ever heard of this particular asteroid HAVH-6,
> and it's connection to any known class of meteorites? Did
> I miss something? Any input on this alleged PB would be
> highly appreciated.
>
> All the best,
> Norbert
Received on Mon 25 Aug 2003 05:44:32 PM PDT