Surface properties of large TNOs: Expanding the study to longer wavelengths with the James Webb Space Telescope
N Pinilla-Alonso, JA Stansberry, BJ Holler - The Trans-Neptunian Solar …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The largest Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) represent an extremely diverse
collection of primitive bodies in the outer solar system. The community typically refers to
these objects as “dwarf planets,(DPs)” though the IAU acknowledges only four TNOs
officially such as Pluto, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea. We present a list of 36 potential
candidates for reclassification as DPs, namely candidate dwarf planets (CDPs), which cover
a wide range of sizes, geometric albedos, surface colors, and probably, composition …
collection of primitive bodies in the outer solar system. The community typically refers to
these objects as “dwarf planets,(DPs)” though the IAU acknowledges only four TNOs
officially such as Pluto, Eris, Makemake, and Haumea. We present a list of 36 potential
candidates for reclassification as DPs, namely candidate dwarf planets (CDPs), which cover
a wide range of sizes, geometric albedos, surface colors, and probably, composition …