Alan Fitzsimmons

Publication List Details

Period

2005 - 2007

Number

8

Co-Authors

Optical observations of 23 distant Jupiter Family Comets, including 36P/Whipple at multiple phase angles (2007)

Snodgrass, Colin, Lowry, Stephen C., Fitzsimmons, Alan

We present photometry on 23 Jupiter Family Comets (JFCs) observed at large heliocentric distance, primarily using the 2.5m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT). Snap-shot images were taken of 17 comets, of...

Size, Albedo, and Taxonomic Type of Potential Spacecraft Target Asteroid (10302) 1989 ML (2007)

Mueller, Michael, Harris, Alan W., Fitzsimmons, Alan

The Amor-type near-Earth Asteroid (10302) 1989 ML has an “Earth-like” orbit (period 1.44 yr, eccentricity 0.14, inclination 4.4°), therefore the energy required to reach it from the Earth is...

Photometry of cometary nuclei: Rotation rates, colours and a comparison with Kuiper Belt Objects (2006)

Snodgrass, Colin, Lowry, Stephen C., Fitzsimmons, Alan

We present time-series data on Jupiter Family Comets (JFCs) 17P/Holmes, 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson and 137P/Shoemaker-Levy 2. In addition we also present results from `snap-shot' observations of comets...

The Don Quijote Mission: Target Selection and Mitigation-Relevant Science Return (2006)

Harris, Alan, Galvez, Andres, Benz, Willy, Fitzsimmons, Alan, Green, Simon, Michel, Patrick, ...

The Don Quijote concept includes a rendezvous spacecraft and an impactor vehicle. The main aim of the mission is to carry out an experiment to demonstrate the modification of a near-Earth...

The near-Earth object impact hazard: space mission priorities for risk assessment and reduction (2005)

Harris, Alan, Benz, Willy, Fitzsimmons, Alan, Galvez, Andres, Green, Simon, Michel, Patrick, ...

In July 2002 the general studies programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) provided funding for preliminary studies of six space missions that could make significant contributions to our knowledge...