Data on 824 fireballs observed by the digital cameras of the European Fireball Network in 2017-2018 II. Analysis of orbital and physical properties of centimeter-sized meteoroids

0567443 - ASÚ 2023 RIV FR eng J - Journal Article
Borovička, Jiří - Spurný, Pavel - Shrbený, Lukáš
Data on 824 fireballs observed by the digital cameras of the European Fireball Network in 2017-2018 II. Analysis of orbital and physical properties of centimeter-sized meteoroids.
Astronomy & Astrophysics. Roč. 667, December (2022), č. článku A158. ISSN 0004-6361. E-ISSN 1432-0746
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-26232X
Institutional support: RVO:67985815
Keywords : meteorites * meteors * meteoroids
OECD category: Astronomy (including astrophysics,space science)
Impact factor: 6.5, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Open access

In this work, data on 824 fireballs presented in an accompanying paper and catalog are used. We propose a new empirical parameter for the classification of the physical properties of meteoroids, based on the maximum dynamic pressure suffered by the meteoroid in the atmosphere. We then compare the physical and orbital properties of meteoroids. We find that aphelion distance is a better indicator of asteroidal origin than the Tisserand parameter. Meteoroids with aphelia lower than 4.9 AU are mostly asteroidal, with the exception of the Taurids and α Capricornids associated with the comets 2P/Encke and 169P/NEAT, respectively. We found another population of strong meteoroids of probably asteroidal origin on orbits with either high eccentricities or high inclinations, and aphelia up to χ 7 AU. Among the meteoroid streams, the Geminids and η Virginids are the strongest, and Leonids and α Capricornids the weakest. We found fine orbital structures within the Geminid and Perseid streams. Four minor meteoroid streams from the working list of the International Astronomical Union were confirmed. No meteoroid with perihelion distance lower than 0.07 AU was detected. Spectra are available for some of the fireballs, and they enabled us to identify several iron meteoroids and meteoroids deficient in sodium. Recognition and frequency of fireballs leading to meteorite falls is also discussed.
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