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20062026
most citedHigh Albedos of Low Inclination Classical Kuiper Belt Objects

134 citations · 455 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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19 papers

astro-ph.EP2026

The size and mass distribution of cold classical TNOs for

Gary M. Bernstein, Wesley C. Fraser, Marielle R. Eduardo +7

The cold classical trans-Neptunian objects (CCs) are the only observable \textit{in situ} population of planetesimal remnants believed to have escaped collisional grinding. Recent…

astro-ph.EP2026★ 1 cited

The Luminosity Function of Ultra-Faint Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by JWST

Marielle R. Eduardo, Anastasia N. Morgan, Wesley C. Fraser +8

We present a definitive discovery of 27 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) using the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) aboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). By employing a shift-an…

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

Tracing the source of carbon oxides on the large moons of Uranus

Richard J. Cartwright, Sasha Cryan, Rosario Brunetto +15

The Uranian moons Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon are enriched in CO2 mixed with CO, but the origin(s) of these carbon oxides, be they primarily native or radiolytic, remains u…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

JWST/NIRSpec Observations of Salacia-Actaea and Máni: Exploring Population-level Trends among Water-ice-rich Kuiper Belt Objects

Ian Wong, Bryan J. Holler, Silvia Protopapa +9

We present observations of the midsized Kuiper Belt objects (KBOs) SalaciaActaea and Máni, obtained with the Near-Infrared Spectrograph on JWST. The satellite Actaea was fully b…

astro-ph.EP2025★ 3 cited

A dynamical dichotomy in large binary asteroids

K. Minker, B. Carry, F. Vachier +20

No less than 15% of large (diameter greater than 140 km) asteroids have satellites. The commonly accepted mechanism for their formation is post-impact reaccumulation. However, the…