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Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Belgrade, Fac Math, Dept Astron, Studentski Trg 16, Belgrade 11000 - Serbia
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Grp Dinam Orbital & Planetol, BR-12516410 Guaratingueta, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society; v. 470, n. 1, p. 576-591, AUG 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 4 |
| Abstract | |
Asteroid families are a valuable source of information to many asteroid-related researches, assuming a reliable list of their members could be obtained. However, as the number of known asteroids increases fast it becomes more and more difficult to obtain a robust list of members of an asteroid family. Here, we are proposing a new approach to deal with the problem, based on the well-known hierarchical clustering method. An additional step in the whole procedure is introduced in order to reduce a so-called chaining effect. The main idea is to prevent chaining through an already identified interloper. We show that in this way a number of potential interlopers among family members is significantly reduced. Moreover, we developed an automatic online-based portal to apply this procedure, i.e. to generate a list of family members as well as a list of potential interlopers. The Asteroid Families Portal is freely available to all interested researchers. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/04476-8 - Constraints on the terminal ejection velocity fields of asteroid families |
| Grantee: | Valerio Carruba |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |