Data Set Overview : This data set contains absolute V-band magnitudes of 90 Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs from Romanishin and Tegler (2005). The absolute magnitudes are derived from V magnitudes presented in Tegler and Romanishin 1998, 2000, and 2003, Romanishin and Tegler 1999, and Tegler et al. 2003. The phase correction was made using H,G with an assumed value of G : 0.15.  For convenience, R-band absolute magnitudes derived from the V absolute magnitudes and published V-R colors are also provided. Both the V and R-band absolute magnitudes are reproduced from Table 1 of Romanishin and Tegler (2005). See this paper for further details about the derivation.  Romanishin, W. and S.C. Tegler, Accurate absolute magnitudes for Kuiper belt objects and Centaurs, Icarus 179, 523-526, 2005.  Romanishin, W., and S.C. Tegler, Rotation rates of Kuiper belt objects from their lightcurves, Nature 398, 129-132, 1999.  Tegler, S.C. and W. Romanishin, Two distinct populations of Kuiper belt objects, Nature 392, 49-51, 1998.  Tegler, S.C. and W. Romanishin, Extremely red Kuiper belt objects in near-circular orbits beyond 40 AU, Nature 407, 979-981, 2000.  Tegler, S.C. and W. Romanishin, Resolution of the Kuiper belt object color controversy: Two distinct color populations, Icarus 161, 181-191, 2003.  Tegler, S.C., W. Romanishin, and G.J. Consolmagno, Color patterns in the Kuiper belt: A possible primordial origin, Astrophys. J. 599, L49-L52, 2003.

Confidence Level Overview : For the majority of objects, H(V) was determined from observations taken only during one night, or perhaps a few nights during one observation run. For details of the analysis see the original paper, Romanishin and Tegler (2005).