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Observations of Uranus at High Phase Angle as Seen by New Horizons

Samantha N. Hasler, L. C. Mayorga, William M. Grundy +14

We present flux measurements of Uranus observed at phase angles of 43.9°, 44.0°, and 52.4° by the Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) on the New Horizons spacecraft during…

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Candidate Distant Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by the New Horizons Subaru TNO Survey

Wesley C. Fraser, Simon B. Porter, Lowell Peltier +41

We report the detection of 239 trans-Neptunian Objects discovered through the on-going New Horizons survey for distant minor bodies being performed with the Hyper Suprime-Cam mosai…

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New Synoptic Observations of the Cosmic Optical Background with New Horizons

Marc Postman, Tod R. Lauer, Joel W. Parker +11

We obtained New Horizons LORRI images to measure the cosmic optical background (COB) intensity integrated over The survey comprises 16 high Galac…

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A Contact Binary Satellite of the Asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh

Harold F. Levison, Simone Marchi, Keith S. Noll +3

Asteroids with diameters less than about 5 km have complex histories because they are small enough for radiative torques, YORP, to be a notable factor in their evolution. (152830)…

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Detection of Close Kuiper Belt Binaries with HST WFC3

Simon B. Porter, Susan D. Benecchi, Anne J. Verbiscer +3

Binaries in the Kuiper Belt are common. Here we present our analysis of the Solar System Origins Legacy Survey (SSOLS) to show that using a PSF-fitting method can roughly double th…

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The New Horizons Extended Mission Target: Arrokoth Search and Discovery

Marc W. Buie, John R. Spencer, Simon B. Porter +37

Following the Pluto fly-by of the New Horizons spacecraft, the mission provided a unique opportunity to explore the Kuiper Belt in-situ. The possibility existed to fly-by a Kuiper…