The orbit, mass, size, albedo, and density of (65489) Ceto/Phorcys: A tidally-evolved binary Centaur

Hubble Space Telescope observations of Uranus- and Neptune-crossing object (65489) Ceto/Phorcys (provisionally designated 2003 FX 128) reveal it to be a close binary system. The mutual orbit has a period of 9.554 ± 0.011 days and a semimajor axis of 1840 ± 48   km . These values enable computation o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Icarus (New York, N.Y. 1962) N.Y. 1962), 2007-11, Vol.191 (1), p.286-297
Hauptverfasser:	Grundy, W.M., Stansberry, J.A., Noll, K.S., Stephens, D.C., Trilling, D.E., Kern, S.D., Spencer, J.R., Cruikshank, D.P., Levison, H.F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Centaurs Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Kuiper belt Satellites Solar system Trans-neptunian objects
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