Bibcode
Licandro, J.; di Fabrizio, L.; Pinilla-Alonso, N.; de León, J.; Oliva, E.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 457, Issue 1, October I 2006, pp.329-333
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2006
Journal
Citations
17
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Description
Context: .The knowledge of the physical properties of the population of
known large trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) is a key issue in
understanding the origin and evolution of the Solar System. In
particular, the knowledge of their surface composition helps to
understand the original composition of the TNOs and the processes that
affect their surfaces during their life. Aims: .We studied the
surface composition of bright TNO 2002 TX{300}, an object with a few
hundred kilometer diameter (900-400 km if visual albedo is
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