2060 Chiron - Visual and thermal infrared observations

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Dec 1984

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984icar...60..532l&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 60, Dec. 1984, p. 532-537.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Chiron, Infrared Astronomy, Thermal Radiation, Albedo, Color, Diameters, Light Curve, Magnitude, Spectral Reflectance

Scientific paper

Five-color (wavelength = 0.36-0.85 microns) and thermal infrared (wavelength = 22.5 microns) photometric observations of the unusual asteroid 2060 Chiron were made. Between 0.36 and 0.85 microns, Chiron's reflectance spectrum is similar to those of C-class asteroids as well as Saturn's satellite Phoebe. However, the thermal IR measurements imply an albedo greater than 0.05 (i.e., a diameter of less than 250 km at the 2-sigma level) that is probably higher than those of C-class asteroids or Phoebe.

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