I present time-series data for one main-belt asteroid, (1497) Tampere, a Koronis family member, and three Jupiter trojans, (884) Priamus in the Trojan camp at the L5 Lagrangian point and (2797) Teucer and (1143) Odysseus in the Greek camp at the L4 Lagrangian point. Data were obtained from the Union College Observatory as well as remote observatories operated by Telescope.Live and iTelescope.net. Lightcurves were constructed using standard corrections for light-travel time, unit distances and solar phase angle correction. For each object, we fit a spin period which can help determine the spin rate in combination with observations from other apparitions. Our research will contribute to the study of the YORP effect whereby the interaction of solar radiation can change the rotation rate and spin axis of the asteroid.
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