Citation
D. Jewitt et P. Kalas, THERMAL OBSERVATIONS OF CENTAUR-1997 CU26, The Astrophysical journal, 499(1), 1998, pp. 103-106
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ISSN journal
0004637X
Volume
499
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Part
2
Pages
103 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-637X(1998)499:1<103:TOOCC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We combine new measurements of the thermal emission from the Centaur 1
997 CU26 with published optical photometry to determine the geometric
albedo (0.045 +/- 0.010) and effective diameter (302 +/- 30 km). While
these values are model dependent, they clearly show that 1997 CU26 is
the largest of the known Centaurs and that its surface is very dark.