Astrophysical: Trans-Neptunian objects

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    Infrared spectroscopy of the largest known trans-Neptunian object 2001 KX75

    We report complete near-infrared (0.9-2.4 mu m) spectral observations of the largest know trans-Neptunian objects (TNO) 28976 = 2001 KX76 taken in two different...

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    Machine Learning for Searching the Dark Energy Survey for Trans-Neptunian Objects

    In this paper we investigate how implementing machine learning could improve the efficiency of the search for Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) within Dark Energy...

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    NICS-TNG infrared spectroscopy of trans-neptunian objects 2000 EB173 and 2000 WR106

    We report complete near-infrared (0.9-2.4 mu m) spectral observations of trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) 2000 EB173 and 2000 WR106 collected using the new Near...

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    No Evidence for Orbital Clustering in the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects

    The apparent clustering in longitude of perihelion ϖ and ascending node Ω of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (ETNOs) has been attributed to the gravitational...

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    Photometry of Outer Solar System Objects from the Dark Energy Survey. I. Photometric Methods, Light-curve Distributions, and Trans-Neptunian Binaries

    We report the methods of and initial scientific inferences from the extraction of precision photometric information for the >800 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs)...

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    Synchronous Rotation in the (136199) Eris-Dysnomia System

    We combine photometry of Eris from a 6 month campaign on the Palomar 60 inch telescope in 2015, a 1 month Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 campaign in 2018, and Dark...

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    The Changing Rotational Light-curve Amplitude of Varuna and Evidence for a Close-in Satellite

    From CCD observations carried out with different telescopes, we present short-term photometric measurements of the large trans-Neptunian object Varuna in 10...