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Trans-Neptunian Objects

2003
The presence, the physical and dynamical properties, the chemical composition and the possible origin of Trans Neptunians small bodies are reviewd. The enrichment of dust by collisions among TNOs in the Kuiper Belt is also discussed.
Maria Antonietta Barucci, Jennifer Romon
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Trans-neptunian objects

Surveys in Geophysics, 1997
Since the periodicity of comets was first established by Halley, the question of their origin has fascinated astronomers. It is clear that they have to be stored somewhere, since their life time in the inner Solar System is short. Around 1950 the idea emerged that cometary nuclei could be stored in a belt beyond Neptune, and this belt became known as ...
I. P. Williams, S. J. Collander-Brown
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The Trans-Neptunian Objects

EAS Publications Series, 2010
Trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) are believed to be pristine remnants of planets formation, providing constrains on the early stages of the solar system evolution. The knowledge of this population composition and dynamics provides constrains on the formation processes of the early solar nebula, as well as formation processes of other planetary systems ...
Guilbert, Aurélie   +1 more
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HST Photometry of trans-Neptunian Objects

Earth, Moon, and Planets, 2003
From July 2001 to June 2002, an HST snapshot program obtained V, R and I photometry for 72 TNOs. The TNOs were sorted by dynamical class, and Spearman rank correlation statistics were calculated for each combination of color and orbital parameter. No strong correlations were found for the combined sample of TNOs, the resonant TNOs, or the non-resonant ...
D. C. Stephens   +8 more
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Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Near-Earth Objects, Main Belt Asteroids, Jupiter Trojans, and Trans-Neptunian Objects

Astronomical Journal
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a new 8m-class survey facility presently being commissioned in Chile, expected to begin the 10 yr long Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) by the end of 2025.
Jake Kurlander   +20 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Irradiation origin and stability of CO on trans-Neptunian objects. Laboratory constraints and observational evidence from JWST/DiSCo-TNOs

Astronomy & Astrophysics
The James Webb Space Telescope large program DiSCo-TNOs has recently shown that CO_2 ice is ubiquitous on 54 medium-size trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs).
E. Hénault   +21 more
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Trans-neptunian objects

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, 2002
The trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) constitute a new class of solar system object that was discovered only recently to exist beyond the orbit of Neptune. About 400 trans-neptunian objects have been detected over the past nine years and more than ten new objects are being discovered every month.
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Low Rock Mass Fraction Within Trans‐Neptunian Objects Inferred From the Spin–Orbit Evolution of Orcus–Vanth and Salacia–Actaea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets
Satellites play a crucial role in understanding the formation and evolution of trans‐Neptunian objects (TNOs). The spin–orbit evolution of satellite systems depends on their thermal histories, allowing us to constrain the rock mass fraction within TNOs ...
Sota Arakawa, S. Kamata, H. Genda
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Trans-Neptunian Object discoveries at KMTNet-CTIO

2022
<p>We report a multi-opposition discovery of 17 Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) with the Chilean node of the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet-CTIO) which has a 1.6 m wide-field optical telescope covering 2x2 square degree field of view. The first survey observations were made with 4 fields around (RA,DEC = 197.6°, -
Youngmin JeongAhn   +3 more
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