The Lightcurve and Colors of Unusual Min
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John K. Davies; David J. Tholen; Robert J. Whiteley; Simon F. Green; Jon K. Hill
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Article
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2001
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Minor planet 1998 WU 24 is unusual in having the orbital characteristics of a Halley family comet but showing no sign of cometary activity. We present optical data that reveal a double-peaked lightcurve with a period of 7.283 ยฑ 0.003 h and a peak-to-peak amplitude of โผ0.54 mag. Infrared spectroscopy