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most citedThe Eleventh and Twelfth Data Releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Final Data from SDSS-III

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astro-ph.EP2023★ 5 cited

Kilometer-precise (UII) Umbriel physical properties from the multichord stellar occultation on 2020 September 21

M. Assafin, S. Santos-Filho, B. E. Morgado +39

We report the results of the stellar occultation by (UII) Umbriel on September 21st, 2020. The shadow crossed the USA and Canada, and 19 positive chords were obtained. A limb param…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 3 cited

The 2021 mutual phenomena involving the Galilean satellites of Jupiter and the inner satellite Thebe

L. M. Catani, M. Assafin, B. E. Morgado +7

Astrometric studies and orbital modeling of planetary moons have contributed significantly to advancing our understanding of their orbital dynamics. These studies require precise p…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 2 cited

The stellar occultation by (319) Leona on 13 September 2023 in preparation for the occultation of Betelgeuse

J. L. Ortiz, M. Kretlow, C. Schnabel +36

On 12 December 2023, the star Orionis (Betelgeuse) will be occulted by the asteroid (319) Leona. This represents an extraordinary and unique opportunity to analyze the diameter…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 23 cited

A large topographic feature on the surface of the trans-Neptunian object (307261) 2002 MS measured from stellar occultations

F. L. Rommel, F. Braga-Ribas, J. L. Ortiz +201

This work aims at constraining the size, shape, and geometric albedo of the dwarf planet candidate 2002 MS4 through the analysis of nine stellar occultation events. Using multichor…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 21 cited

Constraints on (2060) Chiron's size, shape, and surrounding material from the November 2018 and September 2019 stellar occultations

Felipe Braga-Ribas, C. L. Pereira, B. Sicardy +24

After the discovery of rings around the largest known Centaur object, (10199) Chariklo, we carried out observation campaigns of stellar occultations produced by the second-largest…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 57 cited

The two rings of (50000) Quaoar

C. L. Pereira, B. Sicardy, B. E. Morgado +66

Quaoar is a classical Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO) with an area equivalent diameter of 1,100 km and an orbital semi-major axis of 43.3 astronomical units. Based on stellar occultat…