The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). IV. Constraints on the Shape Distribution of Bright Trans-Neptunian Objects

The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). IV. Constraints on the Shape Distribution of Bright Trans-Neptunian Objects

We present the methods and results from the discovery and photometric measurement of 26 bright VR > 24 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) during the first year (2019–20) of the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). The DEEP survey is an observational TNO survey with wide sky coverage, high sensi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ryder Strauss, David E. Trilling, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Christiano Beach, William J. Oldroyd, Scott S. Sheppard, Hilke E. Schlichting, David W. Gerdes, Cesar Fuentes, Matthew J. Holman, Mario Jurić, Hsing Wen Lin, Larissa Markwardt, Andrew McNeill, Michael Mommert, Kevin J. Napier, Matthew J. Payne, Darin Ragozzine, Andrew S. Rivkin, Hayden Smotherman, Chadwick A. Trujillo, Fred C. Adams, Colin Orion Chandler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
Subjects:
Trans-Neptunian objects
Surveys
Kuiper Belt
Small Solar System bodies
Solar system
Photometry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad1526

Similar Items

Similar Items