Asteroid Spin Vector Compilation: 863 Determinations from 2007

863 asteroid spin vector determinations compiled by Agnieszka Kryszczynska, based on earlier work by Per Magnusson. This version was released on October 21, 2007. The dataset is provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Use Cases

• Modeling asteroid rotation and shape based on compiled spin vector data.
• Analyzing spin vector distributions across the asteroid population.
• Validating photometric or lightcurve-derived spin models against the compilation.
• Studying the collisional evolution of asteroids using spin state statistics.

Strengths

• Contains 863 specific spin vector determinations.
• Compiled by a named researcher (Agnieszka Kryszczynska) with a clear lineage from prior work.
• Has a specific version and release date (Version 5.0, October 21, 2007).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is known but data freshness is from 2007; newer discoveries are not included.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Compilation of published spin vector determinations by researchers.

Time Range

Data compiled up to October 2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 18:17:07.160223; freshness should be verified

Geography

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