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Detecting the Yarkovsky effect using the GAIA DR2 catalogue
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The orbital motion of small bodies is affected by the Yarkovsky effect. First-time the effect was proposed by Yarkovsky in 1901 and then popularized by Öpik in 1950s. However, the first direct detection was only made in 2003 using radar observations. Nowadays there are hundreds of detections for NEAs and only a few for Main-Belt objects. In this work, I attempt to detect the Yarkovsky effect among multiple Main-Belt objects and other asteroids. I will show preliminary results for five asteroids using the OrbFit software.  OrbFit is a Fortran program for orbit propagation, ephemerides computation, orbit determination, close approach analysis, and impact monitoring. Orbits were calculated using FitObs with and without the Yarkovsky effect. Next, the ephemeris were computed for the times of GAIA observations and compared with the GAIA DR2 data.
Title: Detecting the Yarkovsky effect using the GAIA DR2 catalogue
Description:
The orbital motion of small bodies is affected by the Yarkovsky effect.
First-time the effect was proposed by Yarkovsky in 1901 and then popularized by Öpik in 1950s.
However, the first direct detection was only made in 2003 using radar observations.
Nowadays there are hundreds of detections for NEAs and only a few for Main-Belt objects.
In this work, I attempt to detect the Yarkovsky effect among multiple Main-Belt objects and other asteroids.
I will show preliminary results for five asteroids using the OrbFit software.
 OrbFit is a Fortran program for orbit propagation, ephemerides computation, orbit determination, close approach analysis, and impact monitoring.
Orbits were calculated using FitObs with and without the Yarkovsky effect.
Next, the ephemeris were computed for the times of GAIA observations and compared with the GAIA DR2 data.
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