We present observations of the Centaur 5145 Pholus from January 2000 to August 2000. A rotational lightcurve was assembled from both V and R measurements, confirming previous period determinations of 0.416 day but exhibiting an amplitude over twice as high as previously measured. This lightcurve was
The Composition of Centaur 5145 Pholus
โ Scribed by D.P. Cruikshank; T.L. Roush; M.J. Bartholomew; T.R. Geballe; Y.J. Pendleton; S.M. White; J.F. Bell III; J.K. Davies; T.C. Owen; C. de Bergh; D.J. Tholen; M.P. Bernstein; R.H. Brown; K.A. Tryka; C.M. Dalle Ore
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 493 KB
- Volume
- 135
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0019-1035
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