Tentative detection of the rotation of Eris

@article{Roe2008TentativeDO,
  title={Tentative detection of the rotation of Eris},
  author={Henry G. Roe and Rosemary E. Pike and M. E. Brown},
  journal={Icarus},
  year={2008},
  volume={198},
  pages={459-464}
}
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