JWST observations revise Kamo`oalewa's spectrum to neutral colors like S/V/E-type asteroids with enstatite-rich composition, diameter 18 m, albedo ~0.59, and confirmed 27.9 min rotation.
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Derives pole at (276.79°, -21.43°), 28.4517 min period, S-type classification, ~27.4 m size, and thermal inertia 163 J m^{-2} K^{-1} s^{-1/2} for Kamo'oalewa from light curves and a fitted Yarkovsky A2 value.
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JWST Characterization of Earth Quasi-Satellite (469219) Kamo`oalewa
JWST observations revise Kamo`oalewa's spectrum to neutral colors like S/V/E-type asteroids with enstatite-rich composition, diameter 18 m, albedo ~0.59, and confirmed 27.9 min rotation.
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Physical Characteristics of the Asteroid (469219) Kamo'oalewa as a target of the Chinese Tianwen-2 mission
Derives pole at (276.79°, -21.43°), 28.4517 min period, S-type classification, ~27.4 m size, and thermal inertia 163 J m^{-2} K^{-1} s^{-1/2} for Kamo'oalewa from light curves and a fitted Yarkovsky A2 value.