Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME TNO AND CENTAUR COLORS V2.0
DATA_SET_ID EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-COLOR-V2.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID NULL
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION A compilation of broadband colors of TNOs and Centaurs, compiled from the literature
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
Data Set Overview
  =================
 
  This data set is intended to include published broadband colors of
  centaurs and Transneptunian Objects (TNOs) published through December
  2004.
 
  Data
  ====
 
  Data were collected from the published literature and include
  Johnson-Kron-Cousins color indices and one-sigma uncertainty values for
  160 objects.  Many objects have data reported by several groups.  Details
  of the observations and data reduction are to be found in the individual
  papers.
 
  Archiving History
  =================
 
  The TNO colors data set, EAR-A-3-RDR-TNO-PHOT, was first introduced in
  2000 and was updated annually since then.  At the 2004 review, a data set
  compiling colors of Centaurs was also introduced, and it was decided to
  combine the two to make a new data set.  A column was added to the data
  table to indicate whether the object is a TNO or a Centaur.  Note that
  scattered disk objects are marked as TNOs, not as Centaurs.  This data
  set supersedes all the versions of the TNO colors data set,
  EAR-A-3-RDR-TNO-PHOT.  This is the second version of the combined
  TNO/Centaur data set.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2005-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1992-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2004-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME SUPPORT ARCHIVES
MISSION_START_DATE 2004-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE N/A (ongoing)
TARGET_NAME ASTEROID
TARGET_TYPE ASTEROID
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID PUBLIT
INSTRUMENT_NAME COMPILATION
INSTRUMENT_ID COMPIL
INSTRUMENT_TYPE UNKNOWN
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS SUPERSEDED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
Confidence Level Overview
  =========================
    Refer to the individual published papers for the confidence level of
    any individual measurement collected in this data set.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Carol Neese, Eds., TNO and Centaur Colors. EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-COLOR-V2.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2005.
ABSTRACT_TEXT This data set is intended to include published broadband colors of centaurs and Transneptunian Objects (TNOs) published through December 2004. It supersedes all versions of the TNO colors data set EAR-A-3-RDR-TNO-PHOT.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME CAROL NEESE
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