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Visible spectroscopy in the neighborhood of 2003 EL61
N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Licandro, V. Lorenzi
Context: The recent discovery of a group of trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) in a narrow region of the orbital parameter space and with surfaces composed of almost pure water ice, be…
Study of the Surface of 2003 EL61: the largest carbon-depleted object in the trans-neptunian belt
N. Pinilla-ALonso, R. Brunetto, J. Licandro +3
2003 EL61 is the largest member of a group of TNOs with similar orbits and 'unique' spectra (neutral slope in the visible and the deepest water ice absorption bands ever observed i…
The water ice rich surface of (145453) 2005 RR43: a case for a carbon-depleted population of TNOs?
N. Pinilla-Alonso, J. Licandro, R. Gil-Hutton +1
Recent results suggest that there is a group of TNOs (2003 EL61 being the biggest member), with surfaces composed of almost pure water ice and with very similar orbital elements. W…
Visible spectroscopy of 2003 UB313: Evidence for N2 ice on the surface of the largest TNO?
J. Licandro, W. M. Grundy, N. Pinilla-Alonso +1
The recent discovery of two large trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) 2003 UB313 and 2005 FY9, with surface properties similar to those of Pluto, provides an exciting new laboratory for…