VLT/SPHERE observations of 704 Interamnia |
VLT/SPHERE observations of 704 Interamnia |
Dec 2 2019, 03:12 AM
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This mysterious main belt object comes in from the cold - somewhat.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1911.13049.pdf At this diameter, it seems to be a Ceres-like potato, but a fairly relaxed and regular one. I'm certainly not going to call it a dwarf planet, but it must be somewhere near the boundary... P |
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Dec 2 2019, 07:58 AM
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Thanks for the article. Asteroids are a rich load to mine as they tell of planetary formation - destruction. Hard call on dwarf planet or not.
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