Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME POLARIMETRY OF TRANSNEPTUNIAN OBJECTS AND CENTAURS V2.0
DATA_SET_ID EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-POLARIM-V2.0
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION Data Set Overview : The dataset includes available data on imaging polarimetry of the Centaurs 2060 Chiron, 5154 Pholus, and 10199 Chariklo, TNOs 20000 Varuna, 26375 (1999 DE9), 28978 Ixion, 29981 (1999 TD10), 50000 Quaoar and the dwarf planet 136199 Eris obtained with the VLT and published by Boehnhardt et al. (2004), Rousselot et al. (2005), Bagnulo et al. (2006, 2008), and Belskaya et al. (2008, 2010). The results of polarimetric observations of the Pluto-Charon system were also included. Pluto's polarimetric observations were made in 1972-1988 and published by Kelsey and Fix (1973), Breger and Cochran (1982) and Avramchuk et al. (1992). References : Boehnhardt H., Bagnulo S., Muinonen K., Barucci M.A., Kolokolova L., Dotto E., Tozzi G.P. 2004. Surface characterization of 28978 Ixion (2001 KX76). Astron. Astrophys. 415, L21-25. Rousselot P., Levasseur-Regourd, A.C., Muinonen K., Petit J.-M. 2005. Polarimetric and Photometric Phase Effects Observed on Transneptunian Object (29981) 1999 TD10. Earth, Moon and Planets, v. 97, No. 3-4, p. 353-364. Bagnulo S., Boehnhardt H., Muinonen K., Kolokolova L., Belskaya I., Barucci M.A. 2006. Exploring the surface properties of transneptunian objects and Centaurs with polarimetric FORS1/VLT observations. Astron. Astroph., v. 450, No. 3, p. 1239-1248. Belskaya I., Bagnulo S., Muinonen K., Barucci M.A., Tozzi G.P., Fornasier S., Kolokolova L. 2008. Polarimetry of the dwarf planet (136199) Eris. Astron. Astroph., v. 479, No. 1, p. 265-269. Kelsey J.D., Fix L.A. 1973. Polarimetry of Pluto. Astrophys. J., v. 184, p. 633-636. Breger M., Cochran W.D. 1982. Polarimetry of Pluto. Icarus, v. 49, p. 120-124. Avramchuk V.V., Rakhimov V.Iu., Chernova G.P., Shavlovskii V.I. 1992. Photometry and polarimetry of Pluto near its perihelion. Kinemat. Phys. Neb. Tel, v. 8, No. 4, p. 37-45 (Russian). Bagnulo S., Belskaya I., Muinonen K., Tozzi G.P., Barucci M.A., Kolokolova L., Fornasier S. Discovery of two distinct polarimetric behaviours of trans-Neptunian objects. Astron. Astrophys 491, L33-L36, 2008. Belskaya, I.N., Bagnulo, S., Barucci, M.A., Muinonen, K., Tozzi, G.P., Fornasier, S., Kolokolova, L. Polarimetry of Centaurs (2060) Chiron, (5145) Pholus and (10199) Chariklo. Icarus, 210, 472-479, 2010.
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 2011-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1972-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 2008-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
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 MCD21
OBS060T2
OBS288T5
OBS321T4
PUBLIT
INSTRUMENT_NAME COMPILATION
ESO VLT FOCAL REDUCER AND SPECTROGRAPH #1 (FORS1)
SANGLOK OBSERVATORY PHOTOMETER-POLARIMETER
KPNO SINGLE CHANNEL POLARIMETER
MCDONALD OBSERVATORY LINEAR POLARIMETER
INSTRUMENT_ID COMPIL
I0679
I0680
I0681
I0682
INSTRUMENT_TYPE UNKNOWN
IMAGING SPECTROMETER
POLARIMETER
NODE_NAME Small Bodies
ARCHIVE_STATUS LOCALLY_ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE Confidence Level Overview : This data set is intended to represent a complete survey of the literature of TNO and Centaur polarimetry. Details of the confidence level of the individual measurements can be found in the published papers referenced for each entry. Observations of 29981 (1999 TD10) were published by Rousselot et al. (2005) as the mean of two consecutive nights.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Belskaya, I.N., Ed., Polarimetry of Transneptunian Objects and Centaurs V2.0. EAR-A-COMPIL-3-TNO-CEN-POLARIM-V2.0. NASA Planetary Data System, 2011.
ABSTRACT_TEXT The dataset contains a summary of polarimetric observations of Transneptunian objects (including Pluto-Charon system) and Centaurs published by February 8, 2011.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME IRINA BELSKAYA
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