The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). II. Observational Strategy and Design

The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). II. Observational Strategy and Design

We present the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) survey strategy, including observing cadence for orbit determination, exposure times, field pointings and filter choices. The overall goal of the survey is to discover and characterize the orbits of a few thousand Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs...

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Main Authors: Chadwick A. Trujillo, Cesar Fuentes, David W. Gerdes, Larissa Markwardt, Scott S. Sheppard, Ryder Strauss, Colin Orion Chandler, William J. Oldroyd, David E. Trilling, Hsing Wen Lin, Fred C. Adams, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Matthew J. Holman, Mario Jurić, Andrew McNeill, Michael Mommert, Kevin J. Napier, Matthew J. Payne, Darin Ragozzine, Andrew S. Rivkin, Hilke Schlichting, Hayden Smotherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
Subjects:
Kuiper Belt
Small Solar System bodies
Trans-Neptunian objects
Surveys
Solar system
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad1523

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