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20192026
most citedThe two rings of (50000) Quaoar

57 citations · 241 across the 15 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

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.EP2025

ExoClock Project IV: A homogeneous catalogue of 620 updated exoplanet ephemerides

A. Kokori, A. Tsiaras, G. Pantelidou +323

The ExoClock project is an open platform aiming to monitor exoplanets by integrating observations from space and ground based telescopes. This study presents an updated catalogue o…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 14 cited

The rings of (2060) Chiron: Evidence of an evolving system

C. L. Pereira, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy +54

The centaur (2060) Chiron has long been a candidate for hosting material in orbit, based on occultation and photometric and spectroscopic data. Here, we present a multichord stella…

astro-ph.EP2025

Size and Shape of Jupiter Trojan (2207) Antenor from Stellar Occultations

Feliphe S. Ferreira, Julio I. B. Camargo, Bruno E. Morgado +34

Librating around the Lagrange L5, the Jupiter's Trojan (2207) Antenor has been observed in recent years and its rotational light curve suggests it to be a very likely binary astero…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 8 cited

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)

Colin Orion Chandler, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Mario Jurić +305

We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activityof the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) with the NSF-…

astro-ph.EP2025

Year six photometric measurements of known Trans-Neptunian Objects and Centaurs by the Dark Energy Survey

Feliphe S. Ferreira, Julio I. B. Camargo, Rodrigo Boufleur +60

We identified known Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) and Centaurs in the complete Dark Energy Survey (DES) year six catalog (DES Y6) through the Sky Body Tracker (SkyBoT) tool. We cl…

astro-ph.EP2024

Physical Characteristics of Jupiter's Trojan (1437) Diomedes from a Tri-chord Stellar Occultation in 2020 and Dimensionless 3D Model

H. Dutra, M. Assafin, B. Sicardy +15

Jupiter Trojans preserve primitive formation characteristics due to their collisionless stable orbits. Determination of their shapes and size-frequency distribution constrains the…

astro-ph.EP2024

Physical properties of trans-Neptunian object (143707) 2003 UY117 derived from stellar occultation and photometric observations

M. Kretlow, J. L. Ortiz, J. Desmars +49

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are considered to be among the most primitive objects in our Solar System. Knowledge of their primary physical properties is essential for understand…

astro-ph.EP2023

Main belt asteroids taxonomical information from Dark Energy Survey data

Valerio Carruba, Júlio I. B. Camargo, Safwan Aljbaae +2

While proper orbital elements are currently available for more than 1 million asteroids, taxonomical information is still lagging behind. Surveys like SDSS-MOC4 provided preliminar…

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★ 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…

astro-ph.IM2022★ 51 cited

SORA: Stellar Occultation Reduction and Analysis

A. R. Gomes-Júnior, B. E. Morgado, G. Benedetti-Rossi +6

The stellar occultation technique provides competitive accuracy in determining the sizes, shapes, astrometry, etc., of the occulting body, comparable to in-situ observations by spa…

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★ 27 cited

A multi-chord stellar occultation by the large trans-Neptunian object (174567) Varda

D. Souami, F. Braga-Ribas, B. Sicardy +41

We present results from the first recorded stellar occultation by the large trans-Neptunian object (174567) Varda that was observed on September 10, 2018. Varda belongs…

astro-ph.EP2019★ 15 cited

First stellar occultation by the Galilean moon Europa and upcoming events between 2019 and 2021

B. Morgado, G. Benedetti-Rossi, A. R. Gomes-Júnior +21

Context. Bright stellar positions are now known with an uncertainty below 1 mas thanks to Gaia DR2. Between 2019-2020, the Galactic plane will be the background of Jupiter. The den…