Optical-infrared spectral diversity in the Kuiper belt

被引：77

作者：

Jewitt, D

Luu, J

机构：

[1] Univ Hawaii, Inst Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Dept Astron, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL | 1998年 / 115卷 / 04期

关键词：

comets; general; minor planets; asteroids;

D O I：

10.1086/300299

中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

We have measured the optical and infrared colors of live Kuiper belt objects to search for evidence of spectral diversity among these bodies. We find extreme differences, especially in the measured V-J color indices, that indicate a wide range of surface compositions in the Kuiper belt.

引用

页码：1667 / 1670

页数：4

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