Composite lightcurve of 253 Mathilde with a period P=17.406 days. Although this represents a reasonable fit, considerable scatter is observed at rotational phase 0.6-0.8. Reference: Mottola et al. Planet. Space Sci. 43, 1609-1613, 1995.


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