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Direct measurement of the size of 2003 UB313 from the Hubble Space Telescope
M. E. Brown, E. L. Schaller, H. G. Roe +2
We have used the Hubble Space Telescope to directly measure the angular size of the large Kuiper belt object 2003 UB313. By carefully calibrating the point spread function of a nea…
Water Ice on the Satellite of Kuiper Belt Object 2003 EL61
K. M Barkume, M. E. Brown, E. L. Schaller
We have obtained a near infrared spectrum of the brightest satellite of the large Kuiper Belt Object, 2003 EL61. The spectrum has absorption features at 1.5 and 2.0 microns, indica…
The Surface of 2003EL61 in the Near Infrared
C. A. Trujillo, M. E. Brown, K. M. Barkume +2
We report the detection of crystalline water ice on the surface of 2003 EL61. Reflectance spectra were collected from Gemini North telescope from 1.0 to 2.4 micron wavelength range…