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most citedSize and Shape Constraints of (486958) Arrokoth from Stellar Occultations

52 citations · 166 across the 10 of their papers we have counts for

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astro-ph.EP2026

Size, shape, density, and atmospheric limit of (50000) Quaoar revealed from 14 years of stellar occultation

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga-Ribas, José Luis Ortiz +173

We present results from 28 stellar occultations by the large Trans-Neptunian Object (50000) Quaoar registered between 2018 and 2025. By performing a joint analysis of this occultat…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Constraining the size, shape, and albedo of the large Trans-Neptunian Object (28978) Ixion with multi-chord stellar occultations

Y. Kilic, F. Braga-Ribas, C. L. Pereira +81

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are among the most primitive remnants of the early Solar System, and constraining their sizes, shapes, albedos, and surface properties is essential f…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 2 cited

Asteroid sizes determined with thermophysical model and stellar occultations

A. Choukroun, A. Marciniak, J. Ďurech +165

Context. The sizes of many asteroids, especially slowly rotating, low-amplitude targets, remain poorly constrained due to selection effects. These biases limit the availability of…

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★ 11 cited

Scaling slowly rotating asteroids by stellar occultations

A. Marciniak, J. Ďurech, A. Choukroun +176

As evidenced by recent survey results, majority of asteroids are slow rotators (P>12 h), but lack spin and shape models due to selection bias. This bias is skewing our overall unde…

astro-ph.EP2021★ 46 cited

Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020

B. E. Morgado, B. Sicardy, F. Braga-Ribas +78

The Centaur (10199) Chariklo has the first rings system discovered around a small object. It was first observed using stellar occultation in 2013. Stellar occultations allow the de…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 30 cited

Stellar occultations enable milliarcsecond astrometry for Trans-Neptunian objects and Centaurs

F. L. Rommel, F. Braga-Ribas, J. Desmars +66

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and Centaurs are remnants of our planetary system formation, and their physical properties have invaluable information for evolutionary theories. Ste…

astro-ph.EP2020★ 52 cited

Size and Shape Constraints of (486958) Arrokoth from Stellar Occultations

Marc W. Buie, Simon B. Porter, Peter Tamblyn +130

We present the results from four stellar occultations by (486958) Arrokoth, the flyby target of the New Horizons extended mission. Three of the four efforts led to positive detecti…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 9 cited

The first observed stellar occultations by the irregular satellite (Saturn IX) Phoebe and improved rotational period

A. R. Gomes-Júnior, M. Assafin, F. Braga-Ribas +24

We report six stellar occultations by (Saturn IX) Phoebe, an irregular satellite of Saturn, obtained between mid-2017 and mid-2019. The 2017 July 06 event is the first stellar occu…

astro-ph.IM2015★ 10 cited

A digital video system for observing and recording occultations

M. A. Barry, Dave Gault, Hristo Pavlov +3

Stellar occultations by asteroids and outer solar system bodies can offer ground based observers with modest telescopes and camera equipment the opportunity to probe the shape, siz…