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most citedThe changing material around (2060) Chiron from an occultation on 2022 December 15

35 citations · 42 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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9 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

Kilometre-scale Jovian moon characterized for a potential JUICE flyby

Juan Luis Rizos, Jose Maria Gomez-Limon, Yucel Kilic +51

Jupiter's irregular satellites are thought to be relics of early Solar System planetesimals. However, their small sizes, large distances from Earth and close angular proximity to J…

astro-ph.EP2026

Rotation and Mutual Eclipse Events Season in the Kuiper Belt: (524366) 2001 XR

Audrey Thirouin, William M. Grundy, Scott S. Sheppard +3

(524366) 2001 XR is a dynamically Cold Classical Kuiper Belt Object that is a nearly equal-sized wide binary whose upcoming mutual events season makes it a particularly val…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

Predictions of Stellar Occultations by Haumea and the Event of 4 May 2026

José Luis Ortiz, Nicolas Morales, Antonio Ocaña-Pastor +8

Haumea is the third-largest of the five officially recognized dwarf planets and one of the four that reside in the trans-Neptunian region. It is among the most exotic bodies in the…

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.IM2025

Why the Northern Hemisphere Needs a 30-40m Telescope and the Science at Stake: from Interstellar Visitors to Planetary Defence

J. de León, N. Pinilla-Alonso, P. Tanga +49

Small Solar system Objects (SSOs) preserve the physical, chemical, and dynamical signatures of the Sun's protoplanetary disk. Upcoming surveys will discover vast numbers of new obj…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

Size and shape of the trans-Neptunian object (470316) 2007 OC10: Comparison with thermal data

J. M. Gómez-Limón, R. Leiva, J. L. Ortiz +40

The shapes of only 12 trans-Neptunian objects have been directly measured, offering crucial insights into their internal structure. These properties are strongly connected to the p…

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.EP2024★ 4 cited

A study of centaur (54598) Bienor from multiple stellar occultations and rotational light curves

J. L. Rizos, E. Fernández-Valenzuela, J. L. Ortiz +40

Centaurs, distinguished by their volatile-rich compositions, play a pivotal role in understanding the formation and evolution of the early solar system, as they represent remnants…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 35 cited

The changing material around (2060) Chiron from an occultation on 2022 December 15

J. L. Ortiz, C. L. Pereira, B. Sicardy +30

We could accurately predict the shadow path and successfully observe an occultation of a bright star by Chiron on 2022 December 15. The Kottamia Astronomical Observatory in Egypt d…