Dynamically Excited Outer Solar System Objects in the Hubble Space Telescope Archive

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2011-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/1108.5213v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Earth and Planetary Astrophysics

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We present the faintest mid ecliptic latitude survey in the second part of HST archival search for outer Solar System bodies. We report the discovery of 28 new trans-Neptunian objects and 1 small centaur (R ~ 2km) in the band 5{\circ} - 20{\circ} off the ecliptic. The inclination distribution of these excited ob jects is consistent with the distribution derived from brighter ecliptic surveys. We suggest that the size and inclination distribution should be estimated consistently using suitable surveys with calibrated search algorithms and reliable orbital information.

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