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The Size Distribution of Trans-Neptunian Bodies
- G. Bernstein, D. Trilling, R. Allen, M. Brown, M. Holman, R. Malhotra
- Physics, Geology
- 26 August 2003
We search 0.02 deg2 of the invariable plane for trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) 25 AU or more distant using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. With 22 ks per…
Evidence for crystalline water and ammonia ices on Pluto's satellite charon.
Observations have resolved the satellite Charon from its parent planet Pluto, giving separate spectra of the two objects from 1.0 to 2.5 micrometers. The spectrum of Charon is found to be different…
Discovery of a Planetary-sized Object in the Scattered Kuiper Belt
- M. Brown, C. Trujillo, D. Rabinowitz
- Physics, Geology
- 30 August 2005
We present the discovery and initial physical and dynamical characterization of the object 2003 UB313. The object is sufficiently bright that for all reasonable values of the albedo it is certain to…
Keck Pencil-Beam Survey for Faint Kuiper Belt Objects
We present the results of a pencil-beam survey of the Kuiper Belt using the Keck 10 m telescope. A single 0.01 deg2 field is imaged 29 times for a total integration time of 4.8 hr. Combining…
ORBITS AND MASSES OF THE SATELLITES OF THE DWARF PLANET HAUMEA (2003 EL61)
- D. Ragozzine, M. Brown
- Physics, Geology
- 24 March 2009
Using precise relative astrometry from the Hubble Space Telescope and the W. M. Keck Telescope, we have determined the orbits and masses of the two dynamically interacting satellites of the dwarf…
Satellites of the Largest Kuiper Belt Objects
- M. Brown, M. V. van Dam, P. Wizinowich
- Physics, Geology
- 3 October 2005
We have searched the four brightest objects in the Kuiper Belt for the presence of satellites using the newly commissioned Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system. Satellites are…
Volatile Loss and Retention on Kuiper Belt Objects
- E. Schaller, M. Brown
- Physics, Geology
- 14 March 2007
Recent discoveries have shown that the very largest Kuiper Belt objects—Eris, 2005 FY9, and Sedna—are coated in methane and may contain other volatile ices as well. New detailed observations show…
Direct Measurement of the Size of 2003 UB313 from the Hubble Space Telescope
- M. Brown, E. Schaller, H. Roe, D. Rabinowitz, C. Trujillo
- Physics, Geology
- 1 July 2005
We have used the Hubble Space Telescope to directly measure the angular size of the large Kuiper Belt object 2003 UB313. By carefully calibrating the point-spread function of a nearby field star, we…
Observations of Ultracool White Dwarfs
- B. Oppenheimer, D. Saumon, M. Brown
- Physics
- 16 January 2001
We present new spectroscopic and photometric measurements of the white dwarfs LHS 3250 and WD 0346+246. Along with F351-50, these white dwarfs are the coolest ones known, all with effective…
Detection of Methane on Kuiper Belt Object (50000) Quaoar
- E. Schaller, M. Brown
- Physics, Geology
- 18 October 2007
The near-infrared spectrum of (50000) Quaoar obtained at the Keck Observatory shows distinct absorption features of crystalline water ice, solid methane, and ethane, and possibly other higher order…
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