Apophis temperature model
Date: 08 January 2013
Satellite: Herschel
Depicts: Asteroid Apophis temperature model
Copyright: ESA/Herschel/MACH-11/T.Müller MPE (Germany)
Temperature coded (in Kelvin) spherical shape model used for the thermal analysis of Apophis, based on data from the new Herschel observations. Note that this is a model; indications from previous lightcurve observations in 2005/06 suggest that Apophis could be elongated, which will be confirmed by ground-based observations (including lightcurves and radar images) obtained in the coming month.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
