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GREX-PLUS Science Book v2
PLUS Science Team, Shunsuke Baba, Sirio Belli +52
GREX-PLUS (Galaxy Reionization EXplorer and PLanetary Universe Spectrometer) is a mission candidate for a JAXA strategic L-class mission to be launched in the 2030s. Its primary sc…
The first detection of an atmosphere on a trans-Neptunian object beyond Pluto
Ko Arimatsu, Fumi Yoshida, Tsutomu Hayamizu +4
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) in the outer Solar System are predominantly small, icy worlds long presumed to be atmosphereless except for the largest bodies. Until now, Pluto has…
Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au
Ying-Tung Chen, Patryk Sofia Lykawka, Yukun Huang +30
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) with large perihelion distances ( au) and semi-major axes ( au) provide insights into the early evolution of the solar system and th…
Diffraction modelling of a 2023 March 5 stellar occultation by subkilometer-sized asteroid (98943) 2001 CC21
Ko Arimatsu, Fumi Yoshida, Tsutomu Hayamizu +31
We present an analysis of a stellar occultation event caused by a near-Earth asteroid (98943) 2001 CC21, an upcoming flyby target in the Hayabusa2 extended mission, on March 5, 202…
A deep analysis for New Horizons' KBO search images
Fumi Yoshida, Toshifumi Yanagisawa, Takashi Ito +8
Observation datasets acquired by the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) on the Subaru Telescope for NASA's New Horizons mission target search were analyzed through a method devised by JAXA. T…
Photometry and Polarimetry of 2010 XC: Observational Confirmation of E-type Near-Earth Asteroid Pair
Jin Beniyama, Shigeyuki Sako, Katsuhito Ohtsuka +16
Asteroid systems such as binaries and pairs are indicative of physical properties and dynamical histories of the Small Solar System Bodies. Although numerous observational and theo…