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YORP effect

The Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack effect, or YORP effect for short, changes the rotation state of a small astronomical body – that is, the body's spin rate and the obliquity of its pole(s) – due to the scattering of solar radiation off its surface and the emission of its own thermal radiation.

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related to Further reading · 15
YORP effect → Bibcode, Bottke, David, Extreme Sensitivity, Icarus, March, S2CID, Scholarpedia, Small-Scale Topography, Statler, Thomas, Vokrouhlicky, William, Yarkovsky, YORP
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YORP effect → David, E/c, In, Ivan Yarkovsky, John O'Keefe, Rubincam, Stephen Paddack, Sun, The, Translated, Vladimir Radzievskii, YORP
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YORP effect → Apollo, In, It, Mathilde, Maxwellian, Observations, PH5, The, The YORP, These, YORP
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YORP effect → For, If, In, Since, Sun, Thus, YORP
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YORP effect → prime candidate, secular change in the rotation state of the asteroid after averaging the solar radiation torques over first the rotational period and then the orbital period

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effect yorp asteroids spin rotation asteroid rate small body radiation yarkovsky sun torque years surface due momentum photons bibcode doi

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YORP effectis asecular change in the rotation state of the asteroid after averaging the solar radiation torques over first the rotational period and then the orbital period0.90text
YORP effectis aprime candidate0.90text
253 Mathilde.In late 2013 asteroid P/2013 R3 was observed breaking apartinstance ofso a different explanation must be sought for objects0.80text
likely because of a high rotation speed from the YORP effectinstance ofso a different explanation must be sought for objects0.80text
YORP effectrelated to Further readingStatler0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingThomas0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingMarch0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingExtreme Sensitivity0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingSmall-Scale Topography0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingIcarus0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingBibcode0.60section
YORP effectrelated to Further readingS2CID0.60section

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