Photometric light curve for the kuiper belt object 2000 EB173 on 78 nights

Icarus

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 52-58

  Schaefer, Bradley E ^a   Rabinowitz, David L ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Kuiper belt objects; Opposition surge; Phase function; Photometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036854617     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2002.6958     Document Type: Article

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