Optical spectroscopy of the large kuiper belt objects 136472 (2005 FY9) and 136108 (2003 EL61)

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 526-530

  Tegler, S C ^a,g   Grundy, W M ^b   Romanishin, W ^c,g   Consolmagno, G J ^d,e,g   Mogren, K ^a   Vilas, F ^f,g  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d VATICAN OBSERVATORY   (Italy)

^e FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g MMT Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Kuiper belt; Techniques: spectroscopic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847402661     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/510134     Document Type: Article

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