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Photometric observations of 9 Transneptunian objects and Centaurs
- Source :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy P-Oxford Open Option A, 2017, ⟨10.1093/mnras/stx2904⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017.
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Abstract
- We present the results of photometric observations of six Transneptunian objects and three Centaurs, estimations of their rotational periods and corresponding amplitudes. For six of them we present also lower limits of density values. All observations were made using 3.6-m TNG telescope (La Palma, Spain). For four objects -- (148975) 2001 XA255, (281371) 2008 FC76, (315898) 2008 QD4, and 2008 CT190 -- the estimation of short-term variability was made for the first time. We confirm rotation period values for two objects: (55636) 2002 TX300 and (202421) 2005 UQ513, and improve the precision of previously reported rotational period values for other three -- (120178) 2003 OP32, (145452) 2005 RN43, (444030) 2004 NT33 -- by using both our and literature data. We also discuss here that small distant bodies, similarly to asteroids in the Main belt, tend to have double-peaked rotational periods caused by the elongated shape rather than surface albedo variations.
- Subjects :
- [PHYS]Physics [physics]
Rotation period
Physics
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Centaur
Albedo
01 natural sciences
law.invention
Telescope
Amplitude
Space and Planetary Science
Asteroid
law
0103 physical sciences
[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]
010303 astronomy & astrophysics
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
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- ISSN :
- 13652966 and 00358711
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c548f1c28ae4ecbdff11c6106be5140a
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx2904