kuiper belt map?, does it exist? |
kuiper belt map?, does it exist? |
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Dec 16 2009, 09:29 AM
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I just read about new WISE mission been launched to look for objects in KP and over there, and this question came to my mind: does it exist a map of kuiper belt objects? I have not so much clear how Pluto is located up there; I always imagined it just as a planet alone in its orbit, but , as far as I can understand now, there's actually something more similar to the asteroid belt among mars and jupiter; is this correct? Any picture of it?
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Dec 16 2009, 09:08 PM
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WISE should add hundreds of new objects. Doesn't matter if they are black and reflect almost no sunlight, they only have to be warm relative to solid hydrogen.
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| Guest_cassioli_* |
Dec 17 2009, 07:58 AM
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WISE should add hundreds of new objects. Doesn't matter if they are black and reflect almost no sunlight, they only have to be warm relative to solid hydrogen. I thought that, too, but then I've been told it can only detect bodies with internal heat source, as it can't see "below" 70K. Does it exist a solar system map like this one, but which also depicts oort, kuiper, scattered and so on? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QIN9Dot7WZg/SpHH...00/IMG_9436.JPG Not in detail, of course, just to have an idea. It would be cool if it was big enough to be printed as a poster... |
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Dec 17 2009, 09:36 AM
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| Guest_cassioli_* |
Dec 17 2009, 12:04 PM
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cassioli kuiper belt map? Dec 16 2009, 09:29 AM
ngunn This is from the IAU Minor Planet Center:
http://... Dec 16 2009, 10:50 AM
ElkGroveDan That's the site I was going to send you to. T... Dec 16 2009, 03:11 PM
kwp QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Dec 16 2009, 08:11 A... Dec 16 2009, 05:09 PM
YesRushGen QUOTE (kwp @ Dec 16 2009, 12:09 PM) Some ... Dec 16 2009, 05:38 PM
maschnitz Also, I seem to remember our current knowledge of ... Dec 16 2009, 05:41 PM
cassioli I found some incredible links:
http://www.johnston... Dec 16 2009, 05:51 PM
ngunn QUOTE (cassioli @ Dec 16 2009, 05:51 PM) ... Dec 16 2009, 06:46 PM
elakdawalla What planet have you been on, cassioli??
This ... Dec 16 2009, 07:20 PM
remcook I think the heat source refers to objects outside ... Dec 17 2009, 08:28 AM
Floyd Coldest night of the year in the Boston area, with... Dec 17 2009, 11:13 AM
elakdawalla WISE can't detect objects as cold as any of th... Dec 17 2009, 03:22 PM
alan The papers I've seen discussing Spitzer Space ... Dec 17 2009, 03:58 PM
maschnitz cassioli, did you read Brown's whole article a... Dec 18 2009, 12:37 AM
cassioli Full inline quote removed - ADMIN
yes, indeed I w... Dec 18 2009, 08:45 AM
cassioli This is my "work in progress" solar syst... Dec 19 2009, 11:02 PM
helvick I like the approach - it is very effective at conv... Dec 20 2009, 02:18 AM
cassioli QUOTE (helvick @ Dec 20 2009, 02:18 AM) O... Dec 21 2009, 07:43 PM
maschnitz Something to think about is whether you're pre... Dec 20 2009, 02:42 AM
cassioli can anybody please suggest a goog&free graphic... Dec 21 2009, 09:14 PM
helvick A really (really!) good place to start would b... Dec 21 2009, 09:33 PM![]() ![]() |
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