Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8139007 | Icarus | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A superior mutual event of the Kuiper Belt binary system (79360) Sila-Nunam was observed over 15.47Â h on UT 7/8 February 2013 by a coordinated effort at four different telescope facilities; it started â¼1.5Â h earlier than anticipated, the duration was â¼9.5Â h (about 10% longer than predicted), and was slightly less deep than predicted. It is the first full event observed for a comparably sized binary Kuiper Belt object. We provide predictions for future events refined by this and other partial mutual event observations obtained since the mutual event season began.
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Authors
S.D. Benecchi, K.S. Noll, A. Thirouin, E. Ryan, W.M. Grundy, A. Verbiscer, A. Doressoundiram, D. Hestroffer, R. Beaton, D. Rabinowitz, N. Chanover,