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Data Set Overview
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This data set includes a collection of published lightcurves
of trans-Neptunian objects published through December 2002.
The collection includes lightcurves of 16 objects reported in
the following papers:
Collander-Brown, S.J., A. Fitzsimmons, E. Fletcher, M.J. Irwin and
I.P. Williams 1999. Light curves of the Trans-Neptunian
Objects 1996 TP66 and 1994 VK8. Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society 308, 588. [COLLBROWNETAL1999]
Collander-Brown, S.J., A. Fitzsimmons, E. Fletcher, M.J. Irwin, and
I.P. Williams 2001. The scattered trans-neptunian object 1998
XY95. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,
325, 972. [COLLBROWNETAL2001]
Hainaut, O.R., C. E. Delahodde, H. Boehnhardt, E. Dotto, M. A.
Barucci, K. J. Meech, J. M. Bauer, R. M. West, A.
Doressoundiram 2000. Physical Properties of TNO 1996 TO66 -
Lightcurves and Possible Cometary Activity. A and A 356,
1076-1088. [HAINAUTETAL2000]
Sheppard, S.S., and David C. Jewitt 2002. Time-resolved photometry
of Kuiper belt objects: Rotations, shapes and phase functions.
A.J. 124, 1757-1775. [SHEPPARD&JEWITT2002]
Data
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Each lightcurve is in a separate file, including
the time of observation in Julian Date, the magnitude and/or
color index reported for that time, and other parameters of the
observation including exposure time. Error values on the
measurements are included where available.
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