The absolute magnitude distribution of trans-Neptunian objects

Details The absolute magnitude distribution of trans-Neptunian objects The absolute magnitude distribution of trans-Neptunian objects

Nov 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003mnras.345..981h&link_type=abstract

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 345, Issue 3, pp. 981-984.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Comets: General, Kuiper Belt

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It is shown that the known trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) have an absolute magnitude distribution index that increases as a function of orbital perihelion distance. In no perihelion range is the TNO index the same as that found for known short-period comets. However, the fact that the median diameters of the known members of these two populations (220 and 2.9 km respectively) differ by a factor of about 75 means that very small TNOs and short-period comets might still be related.

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