Observations of dwarf planet (136199) Eris and other large TNOs on Lulin Observatory

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 238-243

  Lin, H W ^a   Wu, Y L ^a   Ip, W H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lightcurves; Lulin Observatory; Rotation periods; Spacecraft exploration; Trans neptunian objects

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT THEORY; OBJECT RECOGNITION; ROTATION; SPACE RESEARCH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LIGHTCURVES; LULIN OBSERVATORY; ROTATION PERIODS; SPACECRAFT EXPLORATION; TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS;

PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547118145     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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