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Water Ice in 2060 Chiron and its Implications for Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects

J. X. Luu, D. C. Jewitt, C. Trujillo

We report the detection of water ice in the Centaur 2060 Chiron, based on near-infrared spectra (1.0 - 2.5 micron) taken with the 3.8-meter United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT…