• DOI:10.1088/0004-6256/135/5/1749
Corpus ID: 115712870

High-Precision Photometry of Extreme KBO 2003 EL61

@article{Lacerda2008HighPrecisionPO,
  title={High-Precision Photometry of Extreme KBO 2003 EL61},
  author={P. Lacerda and D. Jewitt and N. Peixinho},
  journal={The Astronomical Journal},
  year={2008},
  volume={135},
  pages={1749-1756}
}

• P. Lacerda, D. Jewitt, N. Peixinho
• Published 2008
• Physics
• The Astronomical Journal

We present high-precision, time-resolved, visible and near-infrared photometry of the large (diameter ~ 2500 km) Kuiper belt object (136108) 2003 EL61. The new data confirm rapid rotation at period P = 3.9155 ± 0.0001 h with a peak-to-peak photometric range of ΔmR = 0.29 ± 0.02 mag and further show subtle but reproducible color variations with rotation. Rotational deformation of 2003 EL61 alone would give rise to a symmetric light curve free of color variations. The observed photometric… Expand

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