Optical Polarimetry of Small Solar System Bodies: From Asteroids to Debris Disks

Irina Belskaya (1) , Alberto Cellino (2) , Anny Chantal Levasseur-Regourd (3) , Stefano Bagnulo (4)

1 Institute of Astronomy [Kharkiv]
2 OATo - INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino
3 PLANETO - LATMOS
4 AOP - Armagh Observatory and Planetarium

We present a review on polarimetric properties of small Solar system bodies. The main results of polarimetric investigations of asteroids, comets, transneptunian objects and Centaurs are discussed focusing on recent findings. We also discuss the polarimetric observations of dust clouds in our Solar system.

Domains: Sciences of the Universe [physics]

Irina Belskaya, Alberto Cellino, Anny Chantal Levasseur-Regourd, Stefano Bagnulo. Optical Polarimetry of Small Solar System Bodies: From Asteroids to Debris Disks. Mignani R., Shearer A., Słowikowska A., Zane S. (eds). Astronomical Polarisation from the Infrared to Gamma Rays, Springer, pp.223-246, 2019, 978-3-030-19714-8. ⟨10.1007/978-3-030-19715-5_9⟩. ⟨insu-02293734⟩