Some considerations on the asteroid families
Abstract
On the basis of recent observational material, absolute-magnitude frequency diagrams are established for each of the asteroid families. It is shown that a correlation exists between orbit parameters and the slopes of these diagrams, consistent with the interpretation that older asteroid families are slowly disintegrating. The mean lifetime for asteroid families is derived for two simplified models, and a value of a few million years is found.
- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- March 1963
- DOI:
- 10.1086/108926
- Bibcode:
- 1963AJ.....68..108J