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13 February 2003 Physical studies of KuiperBelt objects: an ESO VLT large program
Hermann Boehnhardt, A. Barucci, A. Delsanti, Elisabetta Dotto, M. Lazzarin, G. P. Tozzi, J. Romon, A. Doressoundiram, N. Peixinho, John K. Davies, Olivier Hainaut, C. de Bergh, L. Barrera, K. Birkle, K. Meech, J. L. Ortiz, P. Rousselot, T. Sekiguchi, Nicolas Thomas, J. Watanabe, Richard M. West, Marcello Fulchignoni
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Proceedings Volume 4834, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 6- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457743
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States
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Since April 2001 a Large Program for the study of physical properties of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNO) and Centaurs is underway at the Paranal (Very Large Telescope VLT) and La Silla (New Technology Telescope NTT) observatories of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile. Combining service (SM) and visitor mode (VM) observations multi-wavelength imaging (BVRIJHK filters) and low-dispersion spectroscopy is performed in the visible and near-IR on a sample of objects that should allow a better and more consistent taxonomic characterization and classification of these pristine bodies in our solar system. Starting with a summary of the current knowledge on the Kuiper-Belt and the populations of objects, the paper presents the goals of this project and its scientific and organizational implementation. It illustrates the progress and the scientific achievements by a hynoptic view of results from photometry and spectroscopy of these Solar System objects.
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Hermann Boehnhardt, A. Barucci, A. Delsanti, Elisabetta Dotto, M. Lazzarin, G. P. Tozzi, J. Romon, A. Doressoundiram, N. Peixinho, John K. Davies, Olivier Hainaut, C. de Bergh, L. Barrera, K. Birkle, K. Meech, J. L. Ortiz, P. Rousselot, T. Sekiguchi, Nicolas Thomas, J. Watanabe, Richard M. West, and Marcello Fulchignoni "Physical studies of KuiperBelt objects: an ESO VLT large program", Proc. SPIE 4834, Discoveries and Research Prospects from 6- to 10-Meter-Class Telescopes II, (13 February 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.457743
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Photometry
Visible radiation
Spectroscopy
Near infrared spectroscopy
Solar system
Telescopes
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