Photometric Light Curve for Nereid in 1998: A Prominent Opposition Surge

Icarus

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 112-117

  Schaefer, Bradley E ^a   Tourtellotte, Suzanne W ^b  

^a Yale University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photometry, rotational dynamics; Satellites of Neptune

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001649695     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2001.6595     Document Type: Article

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