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On Near-Earth Asteroid Study at Department of Astronomy, Bandung Institute of Technology ISBN : 9-793-688-02-5 SEMINAR MIPA IV, ITB 6-7 OKTOBER 2004 On Near-Earth Asteroid Study at Department of Astronomy, Bandung Institute of Technology S.Siregar Department of Astronomy and Bosscha Observatory Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung Indonesia e-mail :[email protected] Abstract Since1984 asteroid study is conducted at Department of Astronomy, Bandung Institute of Technology. At present there are two main streams in our research, dynamical and physical study. Astronomers determine the orbital elements of more than 12000 asteroids, and the number is increasing. In the distribution of orbital elements of asteroids, there are several features such as Kirkwood gap, groups, and families. To know the dynamical evolution of asteroids, it is very important to study these features. Recently some small bodies of our solar system have been approached to the Earth, one of them was Toutatis. These objects are interested to study. Based on 2384 asteroids taken from NASA.File the phenomenon of orbital elements a, e, i, :, Z and Tisserand invariant, T of Near-Earth asteroids are briefly described Key word: Asteroids-Orbital Element-Three Body Problem 1. Introduction objects are of comparable size, they will destroy each others, leaving hundreds or thousands of The aim of this study is continuation of fragments. This collision destruction has previous long-term dynamical study of Amor- occurred so often during the lifetime of the solar Apollo-Aten (collectively referred as AAA system, that practically all the asteroids we now asteroids). Two main theories introduced to see are fragments of the original parent bodies. explain the origin of the asteroids in the main- Some may be found in unstable zone, like those belts. The oldest assumes the existence of a of the Kirkwood gaps, they became the source of parent planet perturbing between Mars and Apollo-Amor-Aten (AAA) asteroids. Study on Jupiter, which broken. Some of them ejected to the ecliptical motion and perihelion distribution libration points L4 and L5, called Trojan resulted that asteroids occupy the ecliptic plane, asteroids and others become the Earth-Crossing implying that the selection of an exponential objects, well known as NEA (Near-Earth distribution function is reasonable. The Asteroid) or NEC (Near-Earth Comet), (Siregar maximum distance, z0 to the ecliptic plane of and Nakamura,1989). Nowadays, one theory Aten, Apollo and Amor represents an z0 largely accepted is that, asteroid are small exponential distribution of, f (z0) = ab . Here z0 condensations from the primitive solar nebula # a Sin i, and ~b~1 (Siregar,1991a) . It is that were unable to form into a single body, estimated that there are about 1000 Apollos, 100 undoubtedly because of the gravitational Atens and 1000-2000 Amors. Their mean life instability caused by the presence of Jupiter. times are of the order of 107 - 108 years before These objects moving between Mars and they either are ejected from the Solar System, or Jupiter and collisions are happened frequently. collide with a planet (Siregar, 1991b). A typical velocity is about 5 kilometers per Simulation done by Yamada(1990) shows the second, when a small asteroid hits a larger one, Earth or Venus gravitational attraction had it will make a crater in the larger body. If two reduced comet’s aphelion distances when the 224 ISBN : 9-793-688-02-5 SEMINAR MIPA IV, ITB 6-7 OKTOBER 2004 comets had passed close to the Earth or Venus polynomial is algebra theorem of Descartes, and it has been found that there exist an analogy detail of it is application see Siregar (1998). At between the distribution of Jacobi constants of the same time many of the cometary candidates Amor-Apollo objects and those hypothetical have physical properties that are inconsistent comets that enter shallowly inside or graze the with our current understanding of cometary orbit of the Earth or Venus(Siregar,1993a). In nuclei such as albedos and (or) unusual spectra. additions it is interesting that so many of the (Siregar, 1995a, 1995b). Otherwise recently AAA asteroids appear unusual, as compared study by using least square method applied for with main-belts objects . The precise physical 2384 Near-Earth asteroids suggest that mechanism that might explain the differences distribution function of semi major axis of NEA remains a mystery. The present situation estimate are follow F(x) = D xE eJx. For degrees of that some 60% of the Earth-crossing (Apollo- freedom (d.o.f) = 31, we found that correlation type) objects supplied from some other coefficient, r = 0.95 with D = 7.84, E = 7.69 and reservoirs. At present the short period comets are J = -5.16. Mean while there are the evidence for the only identified reservoir that can fill that gap a Near-Earth-Asteroid belt, composed of objects (Richard et al, 1992) with semi major axis, a # 1.4 AU. The maximum of semi major axis is 17.96AU (1999 XS35) and Study based on the view of Tisserand’s the minimum of semi major axis a = 0.64 AU 2 1/2 invariant, T = 1/a + 2[a (1-e )] Cos i , where belong to 1999 KW4 (Siregar, 2003) semi major axis, a, in unity of semi major axis of Jupiter, show that, T, of AAA objects spread in the range from 2 to 7.6 with strong concentration at T t 3, meanwhile comets have, 2. Regression Curve of the Orbital Elements T< 3 .There are 17 asteroids, consist of 7 Apollos and 10 Amors have a small value of Empirical models of semi major axis, a, Tisserand invariant. It is thus possible that eccentricity, e and inclination, i asteroid could be of commentary origin. In this described such as, density function sense, they ought to be observed with greater attention. The other hand, there are 77 comets F(x) = DxEeJx (1) has a big value of Tisserand invariant, they often pass near Jupiter and their orbits forces, the where comet’s escaping gases give slight push to the comets, which slowly changes their orbit. These x = midpoint interval comets have a short period, P less than 8.6 F = frequency years. It is also known that comet gradually decay. These appear to be real transitional case The expression (1) analog to the linear equation; with regard to the comet-asteroid classifications objects, which are asteroidal in physical Z = a0 +a1X +a2Y (2) appearance, but they are cometary in dynamical behavior. These objects can be either extinct In this case, cometary nuclei or asteroid dynamically transferred from their usual stable orbit. By using Z = Log F(x), X = Ln(x) and Y = x 3rd order of Gauss equation some aspects to a0 = Log D , a1 = E and a2 = J determine the orbit especially, stability and condition for good computation, has been Consider a sample (X1,Y1,Z1) , . ., (Xn,Yn,Zn) discussed by Siregar (2001). In certain case some of size n, and assume, asteroids dynamically present as comets for 2 S = ¦ ( Z -( a + a X + a Y )) examples near-earth asteroids, 1997 SE5, 1982 i 0 1 i 2 i YA, 2002 RN38 and 2002 VY94. Partial part of comet trajectory can be determined by using In the method of least square a0, a1, and a2 are Baker equation, therefore it is important to chosen such that S is minimum, the necessary estimate the profile of orbit. Already well known condition for S to be minimum is; that classical method to locate the real root of 225 ISBN : 9-793-688-02-5 SEMINAR MIPA IV, ITB 6-7 OKTOBER 2004 S/a0 = 0, S/a1 = 0 and S/a2 = 0 (3) Histogram Argumen Perihelium This yields the normal equation, which are given by; 140 120 100 80 ¦Z = na0 + a1¦X + a2¦Y N 60 2 ¦XZ = a0¦X + a1¦X + a2¦XY (4) 40 2 ¦YZ = a0¦Y + a1¦XY + a2¦Y 20 0 10 60 110 160 210 260 310 The regression coefficient of (Z on X and Y), a0, w[deg] a1, and a2 can be calculated by Cramer method. According to Spiegel(1982) if we define Fig 1.Histogram of Perihelion Argument of Zi = a0 + a1Xi + a2Yi (5) NEA. Total sample is 2383 asteroids NEA distribute evenly on ecliptic plane, Ȧ maximum = 3590.926 (2001 BA40) unexplained variation Ȧ minimum =00.101 (1999 BL33) 2 ıu = ¦ ( Zi- Zi) (6) Histogram Eksentrisitas NEAO total variation 350 2 ıT = ¦ ( Zi-Zr) (7) 300 250 Zr – average of Zi 200 N 150 explained variation 100 50 ıe = ıT - ıu (8) 0 0.05 0.25 0.45 0.65 0.85 then correlation coefficient is; e 1/2 r = (ıe / ıT) (9) Fig. 2. Histogram of Eccentricity of NEA. Total sample is 2383 asteroids eccentricity maximum, e max= 0.956 (2002 PD43) Eccentricity Where the value of correlation coefficient is, r minimum , e min = 0.013 (2002 AA29). d1 Distribution function follows, F(X)= DXEeJX with, D = 47.74, E = 2.73 and J = -9.52, correlation coefficient, r = 0.96, degree of 3. Results of Orbital Studies freedom d.o.f = 19 Some figures of our recent study such as histogram of orbital elements, and plot of Tisserand invariant are presented in this section. The surface of zero velocity relative of asteroid, calculated according to the three-body problem. For more detail information see Danby (1989) 226 ISBN : 9-793-688-02-5 SEMINAR MIPA IV, ITB 6-7 OKTOBER 2004 Histogram Setengah sumbu Histogram Ascending Node panjang NEAO 120 200 100 150 80 N 60 N 100 40 50 20 0 0 0.6 1.1 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.6 4.1 10 90 170 250 330 a[AU] W[Deg] Fig.3 Histogram of Semi Major Axis of Fig.
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