Accurate absolute magnitudes for Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs

W. Romanishin; S. C. Tegler

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.06.016

Accurate absolute magnitudes for Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs

W. Romanishin, S. C. Tegler

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences

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Abstract

Accurate absolute optical magnitude values (H_V and H_R) for Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) and Centaurs are becoming increasingly important as observations in other wavelengths, particularly SIRTF thermal infrared measurements, become available for large samples of objects. We present accurate H_V and H_R values for 90 KBOs and Centaurs, based on our published optical photometry. We find that our H_V values are in good agreement with those available from the European photometric survey of minor bodies in the outer Solar System. Comparison with H_V values from the JPL Horizons database and the Minor Planet Center database shows that these sources are systematically brighter than ours by about 0.3 mag.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	523-526
Number of pages	4
Journal	Icarus
Volume	179
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2005.06.016
State	Published - Dec 15 2005

Keywords

Centaurs
Kuiper belt objects
Trans-neptunian objects

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Accurate absolute magnitudes for Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs

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