A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt

Details A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt

Dec 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aj....110.3082i&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal v.110, p.3082

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

52

Solar System: Formation, Interplanetary Medium, Minor Planets

Scientific paper

We describe the detection of two slow-moving objects in a survey covering 0.7° sq. of the ecliptic to a limiting magnitude mR=23.S. The objects are probable members of the Kuiper belt. Assuming that they travel in circular orbits and have geometric albedo 0.03, their heliocentric distances are 43.4 and 35.2 AU and their radii are 150 and 125 km, respectively. Existing surveys for slow-moving objects, combined with the plausible assumption that the Kuiper belt is the source of Jupiter-family comets, constrain the Kuiper belt luminosity function N(

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and A Search for Slow-Moving Objects and the Luminosity Function of the Kuiper Belt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1257468