Ground-based Characterization of (98943) Torifune 2001 CC21, the Target of the Hayabusa2# Space Mission by Marcel M. Popescu, Eri Tatsumi, Javier Licandro, Miguel R. Alarcon, Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez, Miquel Serra-Ricart, Julia de León, Joaquín Fernandez Martin, David Morate, Gabriel N. Simion, Bogdan Alexandru Dumitru, Daniel Nicolae Berteşteanu, George Pantelimon Prodan, Masatoshi Hirabayashi

Subjects: “…Near-Earth objects…”
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A Numerical Approach to Study Ablation of Large Bolides: Application to Chelyabinsk by Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Joan Dergham, Maria Gritsevich, Esko Lyytinen, Elizabeth A. Silber, Iwan P. Williams

“…The casual dashcam recordings from many locations of the Chelyabinsk superbolide associated with the atmospheric entry of an 18 m in diameter near-Earth object (NEO) have provided an excellent opportunity to reconstruct its atmospheric trajectory, deceleration, and heliocentric orbit. …”
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The Extraordinary Long-lasting Infrared Echo of PS16dtm Reveals an Extremely Energetic Nuclear Outburst by Ning Jiang, Di Luo, Jiazheng Zhu, Roc M. Cutri

“…Our model can be validated in the near future by IR time-domain surveys such as the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, given the recent retirement of WISE. …”
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