Association between meteor showers and asteroids using multivariate criteria

Abstract

Context. Meteoroid streams are fragments of matter produced by comets or asteroids which intersects the orbit of Earth. Meteor showers are produced when Earth intersects these streams of matter. The discoveries of active asteroids and extinct comets open a new view of the relation between these objects as possible parent bodies at the origin of meteor showers. Aims. The aim of this work is to identify the asteroids that can produce or re-populate meteoroid streams by determining the similarity of their orbits and orbital evolution over 10 000 yr. Methods. The identification was carried out by evaluating several well known D-criteria metrics, the orbits being taken from the IAU Meteor Data Center database and from IAU Minor Planet Center. Finally, we analyzed the physical properties and the orbital stability (in the Lyapunov time sense) of the candidates as well as their possible relationship with meteorites. Results. 206 near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) were associated as possible parent bodies with 28 meteor showers, according to at least two of the criterion used. 50 of them satisfied all the criteria. Notable finds are: binary asteroid 2000UG11 associated with Andromedids (AND), while the tumbling asteroid (4179)Toutatis could be associated with October Capricornids (OCC). Other possible good candidates are 2004TG10, 2008EY5, 2010CF55, 2010TU149 and 2014OY1. These objects have low albedo, therefore can be primitive objects. Asteroid 2007LW19 which is a fast rotator and most probably has monolithic structure and so its physical characteristic does not support the association found based on the dynamical criteria.

Compositional distributions and evolutionary processes for the near-Earth object population: Results from the MIT-Hawaii Near-Earth Object Spectroscopic Survey (MITHNEOS)

“…For meteorites, the full statistics are available for far fewer objects (∼25). Borovička et al (2015) provide a recent summary of the available meteorite fall data and (Dumitru et al, 2017) summarize possible meteor shower associations.…”

Introduction to the Special Issue: Exploration of the Activity of Asteroid (101955) Bennu

“…The B‐type asteroid 2001 YB 5 is responsible for the minor Southern δ Cancrids shower (Dumitru et al, 2017; Meng et al, 2004). Close to 50 other asteroids, including Q‐, S‐, V‐, and X‐types, have been identified as meteoroid producers, demonstrating that meteoroid production via mass loss is not confined to carbonaceous asteroids (Dumitru et al, 2017). The size frequency distribution of large particle ejection events on Bennu is similar to that of the Geminid and Quadrantid meteor showers (Blaauw et al, 2011; Hergenrother et al, 2020).…”

“…The Quadrantid shower is produced by (196256) 2003 EH 1 , which is currently an inactive C‐type asteroid but was observed as a bright comet in 1490 (Jenniskens, 2004; Kasuga & Jewitt, 2015). The B‐type asteroid 2001 YB 5 is responsible for the minor Southern δ Cancrids shower (Dumitru et al, 2017; Meng et al, 2004). Close to 50 other asteroids, including Q‐, S‐, V‐, and X‐types, have been identified as meteoroid producers, demonstrating that meteoroid production via mass loss is not confined to carbonaceous asteroids (Dumitru et al, 2017).…”

Photometry of asteroids (5141), (43032), (85953), (259221), and (363599) observed at Pic du Midi Observatory

“…Our main targets where (363599) 2004 FG11, (85953) 1999 FK21, and (259221) 2003 BA21, previously associated with Daytime ζ Perseids (172 ZPE), Daytime ξ Sagittariids (100 XSA), and, respectively with two meteor showers, Daytime Sextantids (221 DSX) and November θ Aurigids (390 THA) (Dumitru et al ). The backup targets of our run were the main‐belt asteroids (5141) Tachibana and (43032) 1999 VR26.…”

“…Systematic research of asteroids that could produce meteors based on both dynamical and physical similarities between asteroids, meteor showers, and meteorites was recently started (Dumitru et al ). The authors produced a list of objects, mainly Near‐Earth Asteroids (NEAs), which can be associated with meteor showers.…”