Table · dataset · 2026
Mass estimates of 1783 asteroids
Listed in IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory)
Mutual perturbations between asteroids during close encounters allow the estimation of their masses using precise astrometric observations.
Description
We use all astrometry reported to the Minor Planet Center, high-precision astrometry from ESA's Gaia Focused Product Release, and radar delay-Doppler data when available. A search for close encounters between all known asteroids and a preliminary list of the largest asteroids leads to approximately 975,000 asteroids that may have been perturbed in a measurable way.
We find about 86,000 asteroids with signal in their astrometry for one or more asteroid masses. The multidimensional, weighted combination of all estimates yields 77 asteroid masses with signal-to-noise ratio SNR>10, and 232 asteroid masses with SNR>3, all in the main belt or outer main belt. We did not find any signal for individual masses of Trojans, Centaurs, or Trans-Neptunian Objects.
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From the estimated asteroid masses, we derive updated density estimates for asteroids with well-determined diameters. The updated total main belt mass estimate (sum-of-all-a<4.6AU, H<18) is (13.11+/-0.06)x10^-10^M_{sun}_.
Links
Where it is published
- Reference page cdsarc.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/cat/J/AJ/170/353 ↗
landing page · from IVOA Registry
Documentation and papers
- ADS 2025AJ....170..353F ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ....170..353F ↗
publication · from IVOA Registry
Catalogue records · 2
- VOResource record dc.g-vo.org/oai.xml?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=ivo_vor&identifier=ivo%3… ↗
metadata API · from IVOA Registry
- Registry record (GAVO) dc.g-vo.org/I/cds.vizier/j/aj/170/353 ↗
catalogue entry · from IVOA Registry
Topics
- From keywords
- Astronomy & Astrophysics
Provenance · 1 source records, 7 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVOA Registry (Virtual Observatory) | ivo://cds.vizier/j/aj/170/353 | 15 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:astronomy | mapping · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_description |
| license_text | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 | rr.resource.res_title |
| updated_date | source · IVOA Registry | connector:ivoa_registry@1.0.0 |