| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/147/1/2 |
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| Author | Search for: Schwamb, M.E.; Search for: Brown, M.E.; Search for: Fraser, W.C.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Abstract | We explore the brightness distribution of the largest and brightest (m(R) < 22) Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). We construct a luminosity function of the dynamically excited or hot Kuiper Belt (orbits with inclinations >5°) from the very brightest to m(R) = 23. We find for m(R) ≲ 23, a single slope appears to describe the luminosity function. We estimate that 2 KBOs brighter than m(R)19.5 are present in the Kuiper Belt today. With nine bodies already discovered this suggests that the inventory of bright KBOs is nearly complete. © 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.. |
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| Publication date | 2014 |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| NPARC number | 21270825 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 01a6e302-f886-469a-9b86-ca56284fe05e |
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| Record created | 2014-02-17 |
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| Record modified | 2020-04-22 |
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