Time series photometry of the dwarf planet ERIS (2003 UB313)

2006/10/20 by Giovanni Carraro, G. Carraro, Michele Maris +5 · 24 citations
Environmental Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Asteroid #Astro and Planetary Science #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Biology #Context (archaeology) #Dwarf planet #Isotope Analysis in Ecology #Light curve #Minor planet #Paleontology #Photometry (optics) #Physics #Planet #Pluto #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066526

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 460(2), L39-L42 (EDP Sciences) · 7 pages, 3 eps figures, accepted for publication as Astronomy and Astrophysics Letter

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Abstract

Context. The dwarf planet Eris (2003 UB313, formerly known also as “Xena”) is the largest KBO discovered up to now. Despite being larger than Pluto and having many similarities to it, it has not been possible so far to detect any significant variability in its light curve, preventing the determination of its period and axial ratio.

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