GTC/CanariCam observations of (99942) Apophis

Author: Licandro J.   Müller T.   Alvarez C.   Alí-Lagoa V.   Delbo M.  

Publisher: Edp Sciences

E-ISSN: 1432-0746|585|issue|A10-A10

ISSN: 0004-6361

Source: Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol.585, Iss.issue, 2015-12, pp. : A10-A10

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Abstract

Context. The potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) (99942) Apophis is one of the most remarkable near-Earth asteroids (NEA) in terms of impact hazard. A good determination of its surface thermal inertia is very important in order to evaluate the Yarkovsky effect on its orbital evolution.

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