J/A+A/389/641 Colors of Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System (Hainaut+, 2002)
Colors of Minor Bodies in the Outer Solar System. A statistical analysis
Hainaut O.R., Delsanti A.C.
<Astron. Astrophys. 389, 641 (2002)>
=2002A&A...389..641H 2002A&A...389..641H
ADC_Keywords: Minor planets ; Solar system ; Photometry, UBVRI ;
Photometry, infrared
Keywords: comets: general - Kuiper Belt - solar system: general -
methods: statistical
Abstract:
We present a compilation of all available colors for 104 Minor Bodies
in the Outer Solar System (MBOSSes); for each object, the original
references are listed. The measurements were combined in a way that
does not introduce rotational color artifacts. We then derive the
slope, or reddening gradient, of the low resolution reflectance
spectra obtained from the broad-band color for each object. A set of
color-color diagrams, histograms and cumulative probability functions
are presented as a reference for further studies, and are discussed.
File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table1.dat 123 105 Average magnitudes and colors
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See also:
http://www.sc.eso.org/~ohainaut/MBOSS : MBOSS Magnitude and Colors
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 10 A10 --- Object Object designation (Chi2060 for 2060 Chiron)
12- 15 A4 --- Class Class of the body (1)
18- 19 I2 --- NEpoch Number of epochs
21- 26 F6.3 mag M11 ? Absolute R magnitude
28- 32 F5.3 mag e_M11 ? rms uncertainty on M11
34- 39 F6.3 10+5m-1 Grt ? Spectral gradient S (in %/100nm)
41- 45 F5.3 10+5m-1 e_Grt ? rms uncertainty on Grt
48- 52 F5.3 mag B-V ? B-V colour index
54- 58 F5.3 mag e_B-V ? rms uncertainty on B-V
61- 65 F5.3 mag V-R ? V-R colour index
67- 71 F5.3 mag e_V-R ? rms uncertainty on V-R
74- 78 F5.3 mag R-I ? R-I colour index
80- 84 F5.3 mag e_R-I ? rms uncertainty on R-I
87- 91 F5.3 mag I-J ? I-J colour index
93- 97 F5.3 mag e_I-J ? rms uncertainty on I-J
99-104 F6.3 mag J-H ? J-H colour index
106-110 F5.3 mag e_J-H ? rms uncertainty on J-H
112-117 F6.3 mag H-K ? H-K colour index
119-123 F5.3 mag e_H-K ? rms uncertainty on H-K
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Note (1): Class:
QB1: Cubewano
Plut: Plutino
Cent: Centaur
SPC: Short Period Comet
LPC: Long Period Comet
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History:
Copied at http://www.sc.eso.org/~ohainaut/MBOSS/
(End) Patricia Bauer [CDS] 27-Jun-2002