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| author | Kiss, Csaba Takács, Nóra Kalup, Csilla E. Szakáts, Róbert Molnár, László Plachy, Emese Sárneczky, Krisztián Szabó, Róbert Szabó, Gyula M. Bódi, Attila Pál, András |
| author_facet | Kiss, Csaba Takács, Nóra Kalup, Csilla E. Szakáts, Róbert Molnár, László Plachy, Emese Sárneczky, Krisztián Szabó, Róbert Szabó, Gyula M. Bódi, Attila Pál, András |
| contents | Here we report on the identification of the three fastest rotating Jovian Trojans with reliable population assignment, using light curve data from the Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey mission, also confirmed by Zwicky Transient Facility data. For two of our targets the rotation periods are moderately below the previously accepted ~5 h Jovian Trojan breakup limit (4.26 and 4.75 h), however, the rotation period of (13383) was found to be P = 2.926 h, leading to a density estimate of $ρ$ $\approx$ 1.6 $g cm^{-3}$, higher than the generally accepted $\leq$ 1 $g cm^{-3}$ density limit of Jovian Trojans. If associated with lower densities, this rotation rate requires considerable cohesion in the order of a few kPa. The relatively high albedo (pV $\approx$ 0.11) and fast rotation suggest that (13383) may have undergone an energetic collision that spun up the body and exposed bright material to the surface. |
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| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Three fast-rotating Jovian Trojans identified by TESS set new population density limits Kiss, Csaba Takács, Nóra Kalup, Csilla E. Szakáts, Róbert Molnár, László Plachy, Emese Sárneczky, Krisztián Szabó, Róbert Szabó, Gyula M. Bódi, Attila Pál, András Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Here we report on the identification of the three fastest rotating Jovian Trojans with reliable population assignment, using light curve data from the Transiting Exoplanet Satellite Survey mission, also confirmed by Zwicky Transient Facility data. For two of our targets the rotation periods are moderately below the previously accepted ~5 h Jovian Trojan breakup limit (4.26 and 4.75 h), however, the rotation period of (13383) was found to be P = 2.926 h, leading to a density estimate of $ρ$ $\approx$ 1.6 $g cm^{-3}$, higher than the generally accepted $\leq$ 1 $g cm^{-3}$ density limit of Jovian Trojans. If associated with lower densities, this rotation rate requires considerable cohesion in the order of a few kPa. The relatively high albedo (pV $\approx$ 0.11) and fast rotation suggest that (13383) may have undergone an energetic collision that spun up the body and exposed bright material to the surface. |
| title | Three fast-rotating Jovian Trojans identified by TESS set new population density limits |
| topic | Earth and Planetary Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.18440 |