Schelte J. "Bobby" Bus

Associate Astronomer Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999 sjb@irtf.ifa.hawaii.edu IRTF Support Astronomer Asteroids Go to the IRTF home page

Selected Publications

Constraining Near-Earth Object Albedos Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
A. S. Rivkin, R. P. Binzel, and S. J. Bus
Icarus, 175, 175-180 (2005)

Detection of a Deep 3-μm Absorption Feature in the Spectrum of Amalthea (JV)
N. Takato, S. J. Bus, H. Terada, T. Pyo, and N. Kobayashi
Science, 306, 2224-2227 (2004)

Infrared Spectroscopic Observations of 69230 Hermes (1937 UB): Possible Unweathered Endmember among Ordinary Chondrite Analogs
A. S. Rivkin, R. P. Binzel, J. Sunshine, S. J. Bus, T. H. Burbine, and A. Saxena
Icarus, 172, 408-414 (2004)

Spectroscopy of X-Type Asteroids
B. E. Clark, S. J. Bus, A. S. Rivkin, M. K. Shepard, & S. Shah
The Astronomical Journal, 128, 3070-3081 (2004)

Observed Spectral Properties of Near-Earth Objects: Results for Population Distribution, Source Regions, and Space Weathering Processes
R. P. Binzel, A. S. Rivkin, J. S., Stuart, A. W. Harris, S. J. Bus, & T. H. Burbine
Icarus, 170, 259-294 (2004)

Spectral Observations for Near-Earth Objects Including Potential Target 4660 Nereus: Results from Meudon Remote Observations at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
R. P. Binzel, M. Birlan, S. J. Bus, A. W. Harris, A. S. Rivkin, and S. Fornasier
Planetary and Space Science, 52, 291-296 (2004)

Near-IR Spectroscopy of Asteroids 21 Lutetia, 89 Julia, 140 Siwa, 2181 Fogelin and 5480 (1989Yk8), Potential Targets for the Rosetta Mission: Remote Observations Campaign on IRTF.
M. Birlan, M. A. Barucci, P. Vernazza, M. Fulchignoni, R. P. Binzel, S. J. Bus, I. Belskaya, and S. Fornasier
New Astronomy, 9, 343-351 (2004)

Spectroscopy and Photometry of Mars Trojans
A. S. Rivkin, R. P. Binzel, E. S. Howell, S. J. Bus, and J. A. Grier
Icarus, 165, 349-354 (2003)

A Portrait of 4979 Otawara, Target of the Rosetta Space Mission
S. Fornasier, et al.
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 398, 327-333 (2003)

Exploring Main Belt Asteroids
M. V. Sykes, et al.
The Future of Solar System Exploration (2003-2013):
Community Contributions to the NRC Solar System Exploration Decadal Survey, edited by Mark V. Sykes.
ASP Conference Proceedings 272, 159-176 (2002)

Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: The Observations
S. J. Bus and R. P. Binzel
Icarus, 158, 106-145 (2002)

Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey: A Feature-Based Taxonomy
S. J. Bus and R. P. Binzel
Icarus, 158, 1, 146-177 (2002)

The Distance to SN 1999em in NGC 1637 from the Expanding Photosphere Method
D. C. Leonard, et al.
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 114, 791, 35-64 (2002)

Spectroscopic Properties of Asteroid Families
A. Cellino, S. J. Bus, A. Doressoundiram, and D. Lazzaro
Asteroids III, edited by W. F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. P. Binzel.
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 633-643 (2002)

Visible-Wavelength Spectroscopy of Asteroids
S. J. Bus, F. Vilas, and M. A. Barucci
Asteroids III, edited by W. F. Bottke, Jr., A. Cellino, P. Paolicchi, and R. P. Binzel
Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 169-182 (2002)

Remote Observing at the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF)
S. J. Bus, A. J. Denault, J. T. Rayner, R. P. Binzel, and M. Birlan
Advanced Global Communications Technologies for Astronomy II, edited by R. I. Kibrick
Proc. SPIE, 4845, 94-99 (2002)

Spectral Properties of Near-Earth Objects:
Palomar and IRTF Results for 48 Objects Including Spacecraft Targets (9969) Braille and (10302) 1989 ML
R. P. Binzel, A. W. Harris, S. J. Bus, and T. H. Burbine
Icarus, 151, 139-149 (2001)

(2060) Chiron: Evidence for Activity near Aphelion
S. J. Bus, M. F. A'Hearn, E. Bowell, and S. A. Stern
Icarus, 150, 94-103 (2001)

Photometry of ET Andromedae and Pulsation of HD 219891
W. W. Weiss, R. Kuschnig, D. E. Mkrtichian, A. V. Kusakin, T. J. Kreidl, S. J. Bus, D. J. Osip, Z. Guo, J. Hao, L. Huang, J.-P. Sareyan, M. Alvarez, S. G. Bedolla, J. Zverko, J. Ziznovsky, P. Mittermayer, K. Zwintz, N. Polosukhina, A. V. Mironov, N. I. Dorokhov, V. P. Goranskij, T. N. Dorokhova, H. Schneider, and F. Hiesberger
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 338, 919-922 (1998)

The Quadruple Gravitational Lens PG 1115+080: Time Delays and Models
P. L. Schechter, C. D. Bailyn, R. Barr, R. Barvainis, C. M. Becker, G. M. Bernstein, J. P. Blakeslee, S. J. Bus, A. Dressler, E. E. Falco, R. A. Fesen, P. Fischer, K. Gebhardt, D. Harmer, J. N. Hewitt, J. Hjorth, T. Hurt, A. O. Jaunsen, M. Mateo, D. Mehlert, D. O. Richstone, L. S. Sparke, J. R. Thorstensen, J. L. Tonry, G. Wegner, D. W. Willmarth, and G. Worthey
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 475, L85-L88 (1997)

Chiron Stellar Occultation Candidates: 1996-2000
M. J. Person, S. J. Bus, L. H. Wasserman, and J. L. Elliot
The Astronomical Journal, 112, 1683-1689 (1996)

Stellar Occultation by 2060 Chiron
S. J. Bus, et al.
Icarus, 123, 478-490 (1996)

NOTE: Groundbased Reconnaissance of Asteroid 253 Mathilde: Visible Wavelength Spectrum and Meteorite Comparison
R. P. Binzel, T. H. Burbine, and S. J. Bus
Icarus, 119, 447-449 (1996)

Astrometry of Single-Chord Occultations: Application to the 1993 Triton Event
C. B. Olkin, J. L. Elliot, S. J. Bus, S. W. McDonald, and C. C. Dahn
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 108, 202-210 (1996)

4015 Wilson-Harrington, 2201 Oljato, and 3200 Phaethon: Search for CN Emission
A. B. Chamberlin, L.-A. McFadden, R. Schulz, D. G. Schleicher, and S. J. Bus
Icarus, 119, 173-181 (1996)