Observation by Mazin Younis: Spin of asteroid Victoria

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2025 Sep 22 - 12:06

Uploaded

2025 Sep 24 - 12:13

Objects

12 Victoria
Lightcurve

Equipment

Esprit 100ED Pro
ASI 2600MC Duo

Exposure

119 x 30s

Location

Personal Remote Telescope - Morocco

Title

Spin of asteroid Victoria

About this image

It was impressive to actually "see" the spin of an asteroid via its light curve, obviously because asteroids are irregular non-spherical shapes.

The rotation period for asteroid (12) Victoria is 8.6hrs, I took only 2.4hrs length of exposures, hence the curve shows part of the orbital change in brightness. I believe you can merge observations on various nights to produce the full light curve.

Files associated with this observation

Victoria_asteroid.gif (3.3 MB)

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