Keck observatory laser guide star adaptive optics discovery and characterization of a satellite to the large kuiper belt object 2003 EL 61

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 632, Issue 1 II, 2005, Pages

  Brown, M E ^a   Bouchez, A H ^b,c   Rabinowitz, D ^d   Sari, R ^a   Trujillo, C A ^e   Van Dam, M ^b   Campbell, R ^b   Chin, J ^b   Hartman, S ^b   Johansson, E ^b   Lafon, R ^b   Le Mignant, D ^b   Stomski, P ^b   Summers, D ^b   Wizinowich, P ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets: general; Infrared: solar system; Minor planets, asteroids

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044459216     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497641     Document Type: Article

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