Open Access128383 (2004 JW52) is an Ordinary Jupiter Trojan Asteroid
Author(s) -
Tom Seccull
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
research notes of the aas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2515-5172
DOI - 10.3847/2515-5172/ac4910
Subject(s) - trojan , asteroid , sidereal time , jupiter (rocket family) , astrobiology , astronomy , planet , physics , space exploration
The Jupiter Trojan asteroid 128383 (2004 JW 52 ) was recently reported to have optical colors that are incongruous with its dynamical class. New and archival observations show that this is not the case. This is a reminder that we must always rule out the possibility that the Point-Spread Function of a minor planet is blended with that of a background sidereal source in survey images before its colors in the associated survey catalog can be considered reliable.