The Deep Ecliptic Survey: A search for Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs. I. Description of methods and initial results

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 4 1756, 2002, Pages 2083-2109

  Millis, R L ^a   Buie, M W ^a   Wasserman, L H ^a   Elliot, J L ^b   Kern, S D ^b   Wagner, R M ^b,c  

^a LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Comets: general; Kuiper belt; Methods: observational; Planets and satellites: general; Solar system: general; Surveys

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013045836     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339481     Document Type: Review

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