[meteorite-list] Cometary meteorites & asteroid-associated meteor showers

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jun 3 14:18:10 2004
Message-ID: <20040603181807.87450.qmail_at_web51704.mail.yahoo.com>

Here is a recent paper on this subject:

"A new asteroid-associated meteor shower and notes on
comet-asteroid connection"
Authors:
 Meng, H.; Zhu, J.; Gong, X.; Li, Y.; Yang, B.; Gao,
J.; Guan, M.; Fan, Y.; Xia, D.

Journal:
 Icarus, Volume 169, Issue 2, p. 385-389. (Icarus
Homepage)
Publication Date:
 06/2004

Abstract
The calculation of the orbit of the potentially
hazardous Asteroid 2001 YB5 suggests a possible meteor
shower around January 7.5, 2002 UT. Video observations
revealed an unidentified radiant around the predicted
maximum time, at RA=121.5°, Dec=+11.5°(for solar
longitude 287.30°). Visual observers also reported
unusually high rates from that region on the same
night, indicating that 2001 YB5 did produce a weak
meteor shower. Furthermore, it is noticed that 2001
YB5 is a rare B-type asteroid in same spectral class
with Asteroid (3200) Phaethon, the parent body of the
only previously known asteroid-associate meteor
shower, Geminids.

Abstract Copyright:
 (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.




        
                
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Received on Thu 03 Jun 2004 02:18:07 PM PDT