Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Bright Kuiper Belt Object 2000 EB173
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- 10 November 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astrophysical Journal
- Vol. 543 (2) , L163-L165
- https://doi.org/10.1086/317277
Abstract
We have obtained a near-infrared spectrum of the bright Kuiper Belt object 2000 EB173; the spectrum appears featureless. The spectrum has a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to rule out the 1.5 and 2.0 μm absorption from water ice even at the low level seen in the Centaur Chariklo. In addition, we can rule out a 2.3 μm absorption at the level seen in the Centaur Pholus.Keywords
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