Analysis of the rotational properties of kuiper belt objects

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 2314-2326

  Lacerda, Pedro ^a,c,d   Luu, Jane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744479702     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501047     Document Type: Article

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