Data Set Information
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DATA_SET_NAME |
TNO AND CENTAUR COLORS V4.0
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DATA_SET_ID |
EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-COLOR-V4.0
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NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID |
NULL
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DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION |
A compilation of broadband colors of TNOs and Centaurs, compiled
from the literature through the end of 2006.
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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 2006.
Data
====
Data were collected from the published literature and include
Johnson-Kron-Cousins color indices and one-sigma uncertainty values
for 200 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.
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DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE |
2007-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
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START_TIME |
1992-01-01T12:00:00.000Z
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STOP_TIME |
2006-12-31T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_NAME |
SUPPORT ARCHIVES
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MISSION_START_DATE |
2004-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
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MISSION_STOP_DATE |
N/A (ongoing)
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TARGET_NAME |
ASTEROID
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TARGET_TYPE |
ASTEROID
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INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID |
PUBLIT
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INSTRUMENT_NAME |
COMPILATION
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INSTRUMENT_ID |
COMPIL
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INSTRUMENT_TYPE |
UNKNOWN
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NODE_NAME |
Small Bodies
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ARCHIVE_STATUS |
SUPERSEDED
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CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE |
Confidence Level Overview
=========================
We assume the R-bandpass used by the various observers is in the
Kron-Cousins system, but that this cannot be verified for all of
the measurements included in this data set.
Refer to the individual published papers for the confidence level
of any individual measurement.
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CITATION_DESCRIPTION |
Neese, C., Ed., TNO and Centaur Colors V4.0.
EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-COLOR-V4.0. NASA Planetary Data System,
2007.
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ABSTRACT_TEXT |
This data set is intended to include published broadband colors
of centaurs and Transneptunian Objects (TNOs) published through
December 2006. It supersedes all versions of the TNO colors data
set EAR-A-3-RDR-TNO-PHOT.
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PRODUCER_FULL_NAME |
CAROL NEESE
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SEARCH/ACCESS DATA |
SBN PSI WEBSITE
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