Published February 1989
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Journal article
Rotation of Hyperion. I. Observations
Description
Precise and well sampled observations of Hyperion over a long period of time have been performed to test the prediction of Wisdom et al. (1984) that the satellite is in a state of chaotic rotation. CCD data for a 13-week period were obtained in Chile and in Arizona. A phase-dispersion-minimization analysis of the light curve indicates that Hyperion is not in a periodic rotational state, thus suggesting that it is chaotic. 24 references
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Astronomical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 97
- Series
- Astron. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 570-579
- ISSN
- 0004-6256
- CODEN
- ANJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20062584
- Subject category
- S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- BRIGHTNESS; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES; LEAST SQUARE FIT; ROTATION; SATELLITES; SATURN PLANET
- Descriptors DEC
- MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD FIT; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANETS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES