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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…
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…
Satellites of the largest Kuiper belt objects
M. E. Brown, M. A. van Dam, A. H. Bouchez +12
We have searched the four brightest objects in the Kuiper belt for the presence of satellites using the newly commissioned Keck Observatory Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics system.…
Photometric Observations Constraining the Size, Shape, and Albedo of 2003 El61, a Rapidly Rotating, Pluto-Sized Object in the Kuiper Belt
David L. Rabinowitz, Kristina Barkume, Michael E. Brown +4
We present measurements at optical wavelengths of the spectral reflectance, rotational light curve, and solar phase curve of 2003 EL61. With apparent visual magnitude 17.5 at 51 AU…
Discovery of a planetary-sized object in the scattered Kuiper belt
M. E. Brown, C. A. Trujillo, D. L. Rabinowitz
We present the discovery and initial physical and dynamical characterization of the object 2003 UB313. The object is sufficiently bright that for all reasonable values of the albed…
Near Infrared Surface Properties of the Two Intrinsically Brightest Minor Planets (90377) Sedna and (90482) Orcus
Chadwick A. Trujillo, Michael E. Brown, David L. Rabinowitz +1
We present low resolution K band spectra taken at the Gemini 8 meter telescope of (90377) Sedna and (90482) Orcus (provisional designations 2003 VB12 and 2004 DW, respectively), cu…