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Table 3

Physical parameters used for the rotational study of the five selected asteroids.

Asteroid Shape (km) Spin-rate (h) RA(J2000) (deg) Dec(J2000) (deg) Moments of intertia (km2)

(433) Eros 36 × 15 × 13 5.27025547 11.3692 17.2273 17.09 × 71.79 × 74.49
(2867) Steins 6.83 × 5.70 × 4.42 6.049 99 − 59 26.01 × 33.09 × 39.57
(25143) Itokawa 535 × 298 × 244 m 12.132 128.5 − 89.66 0.06 × 0.16 × 0.19
(4) Vesta 282 × 267 × 221 5.3421 309.031 42.2264 0.3433 × 0.3546 × 0.42
(1) Ceres 479.7 × 479.7 × 444.4 9.07410 288 66 0.3394 × 0.3394 × 0.3623

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