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8348 Bhattacharyya (2012)

MPC Designation: 1988 BX
Lightcurves Period (h): 19.58 ± 0.03
Amplitude (mag): 0.10 ± 0.01
Equipment:

 

Filter: C
MagBand: V
Telescope: 0.35m f/9.1 SCT
Camera: FLI 1001E
Exposure: 240

 

Obs. Details

Date              E Mag   Phase  PABL   PABB
2012-08-26 07:00  15.96   15.0  332.7   20.5
2012-08-27 07:00  15.96   15.2  332.7   20.6
2012-08-31 07:00  16.00   15.9  332.9   21.2
2012-09-06 07:00  16.07   17.5  333.3   21.9
2012-09-09 07:00  16.12   18.5  333.5   22.2
2012-09-10 07:00  16.14   18.8  333.6   22.3

Data Points: 347
Discovered: 1988-01-26  Kavalur  R. Rajamohan
Family/Group: Hungaria
Taxonomic Class: ES (Assumed)
Published: MPB Pending
NOTES: Unless otherwise stated, the "Reduced Magnitudes" in the plots are Cousins R, based on 2MASS to BVRI conversions (Warner, MPB 34, 113-119)

Follow up to 2008. The period was originally reported as 38.6 hours. It now appears that one of either 19.58 (monomodal) or 39.84 (bimodal) is a better solution. The data from 2008 were reanalyzed and a period of 20.3 h was found. Both apparitions had low amplitudes and crowded fields. More Data!

 

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