Ellipsoidal Modeling Framework for TNOs: the triaxial shape of (50000) Quaoar and its implications for Weywot and the dynamical environment

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga Ribas, Eros Gradovski +4

The three-dimensional shapes of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) are notoriously difficult to determine due to their slow orbital motion and minimal variations in aspect angle over h…