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Asteroid Lightcurve Data Base (LCDB)

The asteroid lightcurve database (LCDB) is one of the more widely-used research tools for those doing research that compares and contrasts physical characteristics of asteroid spin axis rates, sizes, pole orientations, and/or taxonomic class - among others. The v4.0 release includes lightcurve photometry results for 34967 targets. Each object has one to several dozen detail records that contain results obtained by reviewing the literature.

Release Date: 2021-09-17

Data Set Info

urn:nasa:pds:ast-lightcurve-database::4.0

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Use the following citation to reference this data set:

"Warner, B.D., Harris, A.W., and Pravec, P., Asteroid Lightcurve Data Base (LCDB) Bundle V4.0. urn:nasa:pds:ast-lightcurve-database::4.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2021; doi: 10.26033/j3xc-3359."

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