Photometric observations constraining the size, shape, and albedo of 2003 EL61, a rapidly rotating, pluto-sized object in the kuiper belt

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 639, Issue 2 I, 2006, Pages 1238-1251

  Rabinowitz, David L ^a   Barkume, Kristina ^b   Brown, Michael E ^b   Roe, Henry ^b   Schwartz, Michael ^c   Tourtellotte, Suzanne ^a   Trujillo, Chad ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Tenagra Observatory   (United States)

^d GEMINI OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kuiper Belt; Minor planets, asteroids; Solar system: general

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645159443     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/499575     Document Type: Article

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