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Weywot, an Unusually Low-albedo Satellite in the Trans-Neptunian Region

Weywot is the largest satellite of the candidate dwarf planet Quaoar, which also hosts a remarkable ring system located beyond its Roche limit—a configuration that challenges conventional understanding of ring dynamics. In this work, we predicted three stellar occultations by Weywot occurring in 202...

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Hoofdauteurs: Estela Fernández-Valenzuela, Bryan J. Holler, Jose Luis Ortiz, Flavia Luane Rommel, Benjamin Proudfoot, Cameron Collyer, Mónica Vara-Lubiano, Nicolas Morales, Rodrigo Leiva, Marc W. Buie, Stephen E. Levine, Michael Collins, Vadim Nikitin, Michael F. Skrutskie, Anne J. Verbiscer, Wayne Rosing, Bruno Morgado, Altair Ramos Gomes Júnior, Mike Kretlow, Josselin Desmars, Chrystian Luciano Pereira, Xavier Inosencio, Pablo Santos-Sanz, Yücel Kiliç, John Stansberry, Rosemary Pike, Amanda A. Sickafoose, Carlos A. Zuluaga, Amanda S. Bosh, Michael J. Person, Karsten Schindler, Robert Jones, Riley DeColibus, Joel H. Castro-Chacón, Nancy Chanover, Russet McMillan, Richard Boyle, Aaron Golden, Michael Ryan, Ryder Strauss, Hannah Zigo, Simon Porter, Malia Kao
Formaat: Artigo
Taal:Inglês
Gepubliceerd in: IOP Publishing 2026-01-01
Reeks:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Onderwerpen:
Trans-Neptunian objects
Solar system
Asteroid satellites
Online toegang:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae6076
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