Size estimate of "asteroid" 2060 chiron from 250GHz measurements.

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Jan 1995

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Astronomy and Astrophysics 293L, L41-L42 (1995)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Radiation Mechanisms: Thermal, Minor Planets, Comets, Radio Continuum: Solar System

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We have applied the method of radio photometric size determination to
Chiron. The deduced radius is 84+/-10km, about half of the published
upper limits. This leads to an increase of the optical albedo to about
0.13, possibly indicative of a surface partially covered by ice.

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