Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs
Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs are small Solar System bodies that reside in the outer parts of the Solar System. These objects present photometric behaviors that are influenced due to a change in their aspect angle. Using absolute photometric measurements and rotational light-curves at differe...
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| description | Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs are small Solar System bodies that reside in the outer parts of the Solar System. These objects present photometric behaviors that are influenced due to a change in their aspect angle. Using absolute photometric measurements and rotational light-curves at different locations on their orbits allows to model their photometric behavior and obtain physical properties such as pole orientation, shape, density, and even detecting different peculiarities as departure from hydrostatic equilibrium or rings. This work presents how these models are performed to extract different physical properties. A summary of the objects for which their long-term photometric behavior has been modeled is also given. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fd7600f62c64f9a9516631abc9634f22022-12-21T18:13:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences2296-987X2022-03-01910.3389/fspas.2022.796004796004Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and CentaursEstela Fernández-ValenzuelaTrans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs are small Solar System bodies that reside in the outer parts of the Solar System. These objects present photometric behaviors that are influenced due to a change in their aspect angle. Using absolute photometric measurements and rotational light-curves at different locations on their orbits allows to model their photometric behavior and obtain physical properties such as pole orientation, shape, density, and even detecting different peculiarities as departure from hydrostatic equilibrium or rings. This work presents how these models are performed to extract different physical properties. A summary of the objects for which their long-term photometric behavior has been modeled is also given.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.796004/fullTNOscentaurslong-term variabilityphotometrysolar system |
| spellingShingle | Estela Fernández-Valenzuela Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences TNOs centaurs long-term variability photometry solar system |
| title | Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs |
| title_full | Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs |
| title_fullStr | Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs |
| title_short | Modeling Long-Term Photometric Data of Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs |
| title_sort | modeling long term photometric data of trans neptunian objects and centaurs |
| topic | TNOs centaurs long-term variability photometry solar system |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.796004/full |
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