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Rotational fission of Trans-Neptunian Objects. The case of Haumea
J. L. Ortiz, A. Thirouin, A. Campo Bagatin +6
We present several lines of evidence based on different kinds of observations to conclude that rotational fission has likely occurred for a fraction of the known Trans-Neptunian Ob…
EURONEAR - Recovery, Follow-up and Discovery of NEAs and MBAs using Large Field 1-2m Telescopes
O. Vaduvescu, M. Birlan, A. Tudorica +18
We report on the follow-up and recovery of 100 program NEAs, PHAs and VIs using the ESO/MPG 2.2m, Swope 1m and INT 2.5m telescopes equipped with large field cameras. The 127 fields…
The spectrum of (136199) Eris between 350 and 2350 nm: Results with X-Shooter
A. Alvarez-Candal, N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Licandro +7
X-Shooter is the first second-generation instrument for the ESO-VLT. It as a spectrograph covering the 300 - 2480 nm spectral range at once with a high resolving power. These prope…
Evolution of the Dust Coma in Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Before 2009 Perihelion
G. P. Tozzi, P. Patriarchi, H. Boehnhardt +5
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the main target of ESA's Rosetta mission and will be encountered in May 2014. As the spacecraft shall be in orbit the comet nucleus before and af…
Testing the comet nature of main belt comets. The spectra of 133P/Elst-Pizarro and 176P/LINEAR
J. Licandro, H. Campins, G. P. Tozzi +5
We present the visible spectrum of MBCs 133P/Elst-Pizarro and 176P/LINEAR, as well as three Themis family asteroids: (62) Erato, (379), Huenna and (383) Janina, obtained in 2007 us…