"Radar and Optical Observations of Asteroid 1998 KY26"
(Paper published in Science magazine)

citation and abstract

complete paper

figures: 1 (echo spectra), 2 (lightcurve) and 3 (3-D model)

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SUN NEVER SETS, FOR LONG, ON FAST-SPINNING, WATER-RICH ASTEROID
(JPL Press Release)

1998 KY26 orbit (a = 1.23 AU, e = 0.20, i = 1.5 deg)

Three views of a computer model of asteroid 1998 KY26, based on the radar and optical observations. The asteroid's average diameter is about 30 meters, and the resolution of the computer model is about 3 meters.