Rotational variation of the linear polarization of the asteroid (3200) Phaethon as evidence for inhomogeneity in its surface properties★

G. Borisov , M. Devogéle (1) , A. Cellino (2) , S. Bagnulo (3) , A. Christou (4) , Ph Bendjoya (5) , J-P Rivet (5) , L. Abe (5) , D Vernet , Z. Donchev (6) , Yu Krugly , I. Belskaya (7) , T. Bonev (8) , D Steeghs , D Galloway , V. Dhillon (9) , P O’brien , D Pollacco , S Poshyachinda , G Ramsay , E. Thrane (10) , K Ackley , E. Rol (11) , K. Ulaczyk (12) , R Cutter , M Dyer

1 OCA - Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur
2 OATo - INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
3 ESO - European Southern Observatory [Santiago]
4 Armagh Observatory [Armagh]
5 LAGRANGE - Joseph Louis LAGRANGE
6 Institute of Astronomy
7 KhNU - V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
8 NAO - National Astronomical Observatory - Rozhen
9 Department of Physics and Astronomy [Sheffield]
10 UMN - University of Minnesota System
11 AI PANNEKOEK - Astronomical Institute Anton Pannekoek
12 Astronomical Observatory [Warsaw]

Domaines: Physique [physics]; Astrophysique [astro-ph]

G. Borisov, M. Devogéle, A. Cellino, S. Bagnulo, A. Christou, et al.. Rotational variation of the linear polarization of the asteroid (3200) Phaethon as evidence for inhomogeneity in its surface properties★. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 2018, 480 (1), pp.L131-L135. ⟨10.1093/mnrasl/sly140⟩. ⟨hal-02303775⟩