Search Results - "Rabinowitz, David L."

Properties of the Distant Kuiper Belt: Results from the Palomar Distant Solar System Survey by Schwamb, Megan E, Brown, Michael E, Rabinowitz, David L, Ragozzine, Darin

“…We present the results of a wide-field survey using the 1.2 m Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory. This survey was designed to find the most distant…”
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Photometric Observations Constraining the Size, Shape, and Albedo of 2003 EL61, a Rapidly Rotating, Pluto-sized Object in the Kuiper Belt by Rabinowitz, David L, Barkume, Kristina, Brown, Michael E, Roe, Henry, Schwartz, Michael, Tourtellotte, Suzanne, Trujillo, Chad

“…We present measurements at optical wavelengths of the spectral reflectance, rotational light curve, and solar phase curve of 2003 EL61. With apparent visual…”
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The Surface of 2003 EL61 in the Near-Infrared by Trujillo, Chadwick A, Brown, Michael E, Barkume, Kristina M, Schaller, Emily L, Rabinowitz, David L

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The rotational light curve of (79360) Sila–Nunam, an eclipsing binary in the Kuiper Belt by Rabinowitz, David L., Benecchi, Susan D., Grundy, William M., Verbiscer, Anne J.

“…•We present the first accurately measured rotational light curve for Sila–Nunam.•We show that Sila–Nunam is a tidally synchronized binary.•We measure the…”
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Radar and Optical Observations of Asteroid 1998 KY26 by Ostro, Steven J., Pravec, Petr, Lance A. M. Benner, Hudson, R. Scott, S̆arounová, Lenka, Hicks, Michael D., Rabinowitz, David L., Scotti, James V., Tholen, David J., Wolf, Marek, Jurgens, Raymond F., Thomas, Michael L., Giorgini, Jon D., Chodas, Paul W., Yeomans, Donald K., Rose, Randy, Frye, Robert, Rosema, Keith D., Winkler, Ron, Slade, Martin A.

“…Observations of near-Earth asteroid 1998 KY26 shortly after its discovery reveal a slightly elongated spheroid with a diameter of about 30 meters, a…”
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A Search for Distant Solar System Bodies in the Region of Sedna by Schwamb, Megan E, Brown, Michael E, Rabinowitz, David L

“…We present the results of a wide-field survey for distant Sedna-like bodies in the outer solar system using the 1.2 m Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar…”
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Phase curves of nine Trojan asteroids over a wide range of phase angles by Schaefer, Martha W., Schaefer, Bradley E., Rabinowitz, David L., Tourtellotte, Suzanne W.

“…We have observed well-sampled phase curves for nine Trojan asteroids in B-, V-, and I-bands. These were constructed from 778 magnitudes taken with the 1.3-m…”
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Near-Infrared Surface Properties of the Two Intrinsically Brightest Minor Planets: (90377) Sedna and (90482) Orcus by Trujillo, Chadwick A, Brown, Michael E, Rabinowitz, David L, Geballe, Thomas R

“…We present low-resolution K-band spectra taken at the Gemini 8 m telescope of (90377) Sedna and (90482) Orcus (provisional designations 2003 VB sub(12) and…”
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Nereid: Light curve for 1999–2006 and a scenario for its variations by Schaefer, Bradley E., Tourtellotte, Suzanne W., Rabinowitz, David L., Schaefer, Martha W.

“…Nereid is a small irregular moon of Neptune that displays large-, moderate-, and small-amplitude photometric variations on both fast and slow time scales. The…”
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Are Main-Belt Asteroids a Sufficient Source for the Earth-Approaching Asteroids? by Rabinowitz, David L.

“…We predict the orbital distribution of Earth-approaching asteroids with diameter, d, ranging from 10 m to 10 km, assuming they originate as the fragments of…”
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The Surface of 2003 EL 61 in the Near‐Infrared by Trujillo, Chadwick A., Brown, Michael E., Barkume, Kristina M., Schaller, Emily L., Rabinowitz, David L.

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Are Main-Belt Asteroids a Sufficient Source for the Earth-Approaching Asteroids? by Rabinowitz, David L.

“…This paper predicts the size distribution of the Earth-approaching asteroids with diameterd= 10 m to 10 km, assuming they originate as the fragments of…”
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Size and Orbit Dependent Trends in the Reflectance Colors of Earth-Approaching Asteroids by Rabinowitz, David L.

“…New observations show that reflectance colors of Earth-approaching asteroids depend on their sizes and orbits. Most bodies larger than ∼2 km have reddish…”
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Photometric Light Curve for the Kuiper Belt Object 2000 EB173 on 78 Nights by Schaefer, B

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Photometric Light Curve for the Kuiper Belt Object 2000 EB 173 on 78 Nights by Schaefer, Bradley E., Rabinowitz, David L.

“…Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) are generally very faint and cannot in practice be monitored with a well-sampled long-term light curve; so our discovery of the…”
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Two-Period Lightcurves of 1996 FG3, 1998 PG, and (5407) 1992 AX: One Probable and Two Possible Binary Asteroids by Pravec, P

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The Complex Rotational Light Curve of (385446) Manw\"e-Thorondor, a Multi-Component Eclipsing System in the Kuiper Belt by Rabinowitz, David L, Benecchi, Susan D, Grundy, William M, Verbiscer, Anne J, Thirouin, Audrey

“…Kuiper Belt Object (385446) Manw\"e-Thorondor is a multi-object system with mutual events predicted to occur from 2014 to 2019. To detect the events, we…”
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Two Periods of 1999 HF1—Another Binary NEA Candidate by Pravec, P

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Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) Program by HELIN, ELEANOR F., PRAVDO, STEVEN H., RABINOWITZ, DAVID L., LAWRENCE, KENNETH J.

“…The discoveries of near‐Earth asteroids (NEAs) and comets have increased enormously over the last 10–20 years. This is a consequence, in large part, of the…”
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Two Periods of 1999 HF 1—Another Binary NEA Candidate by Pravec, Petr, Šarounová, Lenka, Hicks, Michael D., Rabinowitz, David L., Wolf, Marek, Scheirich, Peter, Krugly, Yurij N.

“…Photometric observations of 1999 HF 1 reveal that its lightcurve has two components of low amplitudes (0.10–0.12 mag) and different periods (2.3191 and 14.02…”
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