Centaur Articles in Refereed Journals
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Last update: 1999 June 1
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, Lazzaro, D., Florczak, M.A., Angeli, C.A., Carvano, J.M., Betzler, A.S., Casati, A.A., Barucci, M.A., Doressoundiram, A., & Lazzarin, M.
Photometric monitoring of 2060 Chiron's brightness at perihelion
1997, Planetary and Space Science, v. 45, p. 1607-1614.
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CHIRON STILL A PUZZLE
1991, BRITISH ASTRON. ASSOC. JNL. V.101, NO. 3/JUN, P.136, 1991
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MUREX VERSUS CHIRON
1995, NATURE V.378, NO.6556/NOV30, P. 425, 1995
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Altenhoff, W.J. & Stumpff, P.
Size estimate of "asteroid" 2060 chiron from 250GHz measurements.
1995, Astron. Astrophys. 293L, L41-L42 (1995)
Asher, D.J. & Steel, D.I.
Orbital evolution of the large outer solar system object 5145 Pholus
1993, Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices , vol. 263, no. 1, p. 179-190.
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Bailey, M. E.
Origin of short-period comets
1992, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy , vol. 54, no. 1-3, p. 49-61.
Bailey, M. E., Chambers, J. E., & Hahn, G.
Detection of comet nuclei at large heliocentric distances
1992, Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices , vol. 254, Feb. 15, 1992, p. 581-588.
Barucci, M. A., Lazzarin, M. & Tozzi, G. P.
Compositional Surface Variety among the Centaurs
1999, The Astronomical Journal, Volume 117, Issue 4, pp. 1929-1932.
Barucci, M. A., Lazzarin, M., Owen, T., Barbieri, C., & Fulchignoni, M.
Near-infrared spectroscopy of dark asteroids
1994, Icarus , vol. 110, no. 2, p. 287-291
Basano, L. & Hughes, D. W.
A modified Titius-Bode law for planetary orbits
1979, Nuovo Cimento C, Serie 1, vol. 2C, Sept.-Oct. 1979, p. 505-510.
Benedict, G.F., Shelus, P.J., & Mulholland, J.D.
Astrometric observations of the faint satellites of Jupiter and minor planets, 1974-1977
1978, Astronomical Journal, vol. 83, Aug. 1978, p. 999-1002.
Binzel, R. P.
The optical spectrum of 5145 Pholus
1992, Icarus , vol. 99, no. 1, p. 238-240.
Brosch, N.
The first UV spectrum of 2060 Chiron*
1995, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 276, Issue 4, pp. 1185-1190.
Brown, M. E. & Koresko, C. C.
Detection of Water Ice on the Centaur 1997 CU 26
1998, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.505, p.L65
Brown, Michael E., Koresko, Christopher D. & Blake, Geoffrey A.
Detection of Water Ice on Nereid
1998, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 508, Issue 2, pp. L175-L176.
Brown, R. H., Cruikshank, D. P., Pendleton, Y., & Veeder, G. J.
Identification of Water Ice on the Centaur 1997 CU26
1998, Science, Vol. 280, Iss. 5368, p. 1430 (1998)
Brown, W. R. & Luu, J. X.
CCD Photometry of the Centaur 1995 GO
1997, Icarus, Volume 126, Issue 1, pp. 218-224.
Buie, M. W. & Bus, S. J.
Physical observations of (5145) Pholus.
1992, Icarus, vol. 100, p. 288-294 (1992)
Buratti, B.J. & Dunbar, R.S.
Observation of a rapid decrease in the brightness of the coma of 2060 Chiron in 1990 January
1991, Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters , vol. 366, Jan. 1, 1991, p. L47-L49.
Bus, S. J., Bowell, E., Harris, A. W., & Hewitt, A. V.
2060 Chiron - CCD and electronographic photometry
1989, Icarus , vol. 77, Feb. 1989, pt. 1, p. 223-238.
Bus, S. J., Buie, M. W., Schleicher, D. G., Hubbard, W. B., Marcialis, R. L., Hill, R., Wasserman, L. H., Spencer, J. R., Millis, R. L., Franz, O. G., Bosh, A. S., Dunham, E. W., Ford, C. H., Young, J. W., Elliott, J. L., Meserole, R., Olkin, C. B., McDonald, S. W., Foust, J. A., Sopata, L. M., & Bandyopadhyay, R. M.
Stellar Occultation by 2060 Chiron
1996, Icarus, Volume 123, Issue 2, pp. 478-490.
Bus, S. J., Wasserman, L. H., & Elliot, J. L.
Chiron stellar occultation candidates: 1993-1996
1994, The Astronomical Journal, vol. 107, no. 5, p. 1814-1824
Bus, S.J., A'Hearn, M.F., Schleicher, D.G., & Bowell, E.
Detection of CN emission from (2060) Chiron
1991, Science , vol. 251, Feb. 15, 1991, p. 774-777.
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Campins, H., Telesco, C. M., Osip, D. J., Rieke, G. H., Rieke, M. J., & Schulz, B.
The color temperature of (2060) Chiron: A warm and small nucleus
1994, Astronomical Journal , vol. 108, no. 6, p. 2318-2322
Cochran, A. L. & Vilas, F.
The McDonald Observatory Serendipitous UV_solarBlue Spectral Survey of Asteroids
1997, Icarus, Volume 127, Issue 1, pp. 121-129.
Combes, M.-A. & Meeus, J.
An exceptional new asteroid - 1977 UB
1978, L'Astronomie, vol. 92, May 1978, p. 231-235. In French.
Cruikshank, D. P., Roush, T. L., Bartholomew, M. J., Geballe, T. R., Pendleton, Y. J., White, S. M., Bell, J. F., Davies, J. K., Owen, T. C., De Bergh, C., Tholen, D. J., Bernstein, M. P., Brown, R. H., Tryka, K. A., & Dalle Ore, C. M.
The Composition of Centaur 5145 Pholus
1998, Icarus, 135, 389-407
Cunningham, C.
THE ANOMALOUS BRIGHTENING OF 2060 CHIRON IN EARLY 1988 - CCD OBSERVATIONS
1988, R.A.S. CANADA. JOURNAL V. 82, NO. 5/OCT, P.286, 1988
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Dahlgren, M., Lagerkvist, C.-I., Fitzsimmons, A., & Williams, I. P.
Differential CCD photometry of Dubiago, Chiron and Hektor
1991, Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices , vol. 250, May 1, 1991, p. 115-118.
Davies, J. K., McBride, N., & Green, S. F.
Optical and Infrared Photometry of Kuiper Belt Object 1993SC
1997, Icarus, Volume 125, Issue 1, pp. 61-66.
Davies, J. K., McBride, N., Ellison, S. L., Green, S. F., & Ballantyne, D. R.
Visible and Infrared Photometry of Six Centaurs
1998, Icarus, Volume 134, Issue 2, pp. 213-227. Preprint available here.
Davies, J. K., McBride, N., Green, S. F., Mottola, S., Carsenty, U., Basran, D., Hudson, K. A., & Foster, M. J.
The Lightcurve and Colors of Unusual Minor Planet 1996 PW
1998, Icarus, Volume 132, Issue 2, pp. 418-430.
Davies, J.K., Sykes, M.V., & Cruikshank, D.P.
Near-infrared photometry and spectroscopy of the unusual minor planet 5145 Pholus (1992AD)
1993, Icarus , vol. 102, no. 1, p. 166-169.
Davis, D. R. & Farinella, P.
Collisional Evolution of Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Objects
1997, Icarus, Volume 125, Issue 1, pp. 50-60.
Dones, L.
A recent cometary origin for Saturn's rings?
1991, Icarus , vol. 92, Aug. 1991, p. 194-203.
Dumas, C., Owen, T., & Barucci, M. A.
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Low-Albedo Surfaces of the Solar System: Search for the Spectral Signature of Dark Material
1998, Icarus, Volume 133, Issue 2, pp. 221-232.
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Elliot, J. L., Olkin, C. B., Dunham, E. W., Ford, C. H., Gilmore, D. K., Kurtz, D., Lazzaro, D., Rank, D. M., Temi, P., Bandyopadhyay, R. M., Barroso, J., Barrucci, A., Bosh, A. S., Buie, M. W., Bus, S. J., Dahn, C. C., Foryta, D. W., Hubbard, W. B., Lopes, D. F. & Marcialis, R. L.
Jet-like features near the Nucleus of Chiron
1995, Nature, vol. 373, p. 46
Elliot, J.L., Olkin, C.B., Dunham, E.W., Ford, C.H., Gilmore, D.K., Kurtz, D., Lazzaro, D., Rank, D.M., Temi, P., Bandyopadhyay, R.M., Barroso, J., Barucci, A., Bosh, A.S., Buie, M.W., Bus, S.J., Dahn, C.C., Foryta, D.W., Hubbard, W.B., Lopes, D.F., Marcialis, R.L., McDonald, S.W., Millis, R.L., Reitsema, H., Schleicher, D.G., Sicardy, B., Stone, R.P.S., & Wasserman, L.H.
JET-LIKE FEATURES NEAR THE NUCLEUS OF CHIRON
1995, NATURE V.373, NO. 6509/JAN5, P. 46, 1995
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Fanale, F. P. & Salvail, J. R.
The Cometary Activity of Chiron: A Stratigraphic Model
1997, Icarus, Volume 125, Issue 2, pp. 397-405.
Fernandez, J.A. & Gallardo, T.
The transfer of comets from parabolic orbits to short-period orbits: Numerical studies
1994, Astronomy and Astrophysics , vol. 281, no. 3, p. 911-922
Fink, U., Hoffmann, M., Grundy, W., Hicks, M., & Sears, W.
The steep red spectrum of 1992 AD - An asteroid covered with organic material?
1992, Icarus , vol. 97, no. 1, May 1992, p. 145-149.
Flamsteed, S.
PLANETS BY THE CARLOAD
1992, DISCOVER, vol. 13(2) 16. Article.
Fulle, M.
Spin axis orientation of 2060 Chiron from dust coma modeling
1994, Astronomy and Astrophysics , vol. 282, no. 3, p. 980-988
Fulle, M., Gil, A.O., & Pasian, F.
HST observation of the inner coma of 2060 Chiron
1995, Planetary and Space Science v. 43, p. 1473-1477
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Gehrels, T.
The asteroids - Fundamental studies
1984, L'Astronomie , vol. 98, March 1984, p. 115-132. In French.
Green, S. F., McBride, N., O Ceallaigh, D. P., Fitzsimmons, A., Williams, I. P., & Irwin, M. J.
Surface reflectance properties of distant Solar system bodies
1997, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 290, Issue 1, pp. 186-192.
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Hahn, G. & Bailey, M. E.
Rapid dynamical evolution of giant Comet Chiron
1990, Nature , vol. 348, Nov. 8, 1990, p. 132-136.
Hartmann, W. K.
Surface evolution of two-component stone/ice bodies in the Jupiter region
1980, (IAU, American Astronautical Society, COSPAR, University of Hawaii, and NASA, Colloquium on the Satellites of Jupiter, 57th, Kailua, Hawaii, May 13-16, 1980.) Icarus, vol. 44, Nov. 1980, p. 441-453.
Hartmann, W. K.
Common nature of small bodies in the solar stystem
1990, Priroda , Sept. 1990, p. 60-64. In Russian.
Hartmann, W.K., Cruikshank, D.P., Degewij, J., & Capps, R.W.
Surface materials on unusual planetary object Chiron
1981, (International Astronomical Union and American Astronomical Society, Colloquium on Comets: Gases, Ices, Grains, and Plasma, 61st, Tucson, AZ, Mar. 11-14, 1981.) Icarus, vol. 47, Sept. 1981, p. 333-341.
Hartmann, W.K., Tholen, D.J., Meech, K.J., & Cruikshank, D.P.
2060 Chiron - Colorimetry and cometary behavior
1990, Icarus , vol. 83, Jan. 1990, p. 1-15.
Hindley, K.
CHIRON--THE CELESTIAL CENTAUR
1978, NEW SCIENTIST, vol. 77(1088) 300-301. Article.
Hoffmann, M., Fink, U., Grundy, W.M., & Hicks, M.
Photometric and spectroscopic observations of 5145 Pholus
1993, Journal of Geophysical Research , vol. 98, no. E4, p. 7403-7407.
Hollis, A.J.
THE NATURE OF 2060 CHIRON - COMET P/ KOWAL-MEECH-BELTON
1989, BRITISH ASTRON. ASSOC. JNL. V. 99, NO. 4/AUG, P.159, 1989
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Ip, W.-H. & Fernandez, J.A.
On dynamical scattering of Kuiper Belt Objects in 2:3 resonance with Neptune into short-period comets.
1997, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.324, p.778-784
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Jedicke, R. & Herron, J. D.
Observational Constraints on the Centaur Population
1997, Icarus, Volume 127, Issue 2, pp. 494-507.
Jewitt, D. & Kalas, P.
Thermal Observations of Centaur 1997 CU26
1998, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.499, p.L103
Jewitt, D. & Luu, J.
Submillimeter continuum observations of 2060 Chiron
1992, Astronomical Journal , vol. 104, no. 1, July 1992, p. 398-404, 492.
Jewitt, D., Luu, J., & Chen, J.
The Mauna Kea-Cerro-Tololo (MKCT) Kuiper Belt and Centaur Survey
1996, Astronomical Journal v.112, p.1225
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Kerr, R.A.
Comet source: Close to Neptune
1988, Science , vol. 239, March 18, 1988, p. 1372, 1373.
Klemola, A. R. & Harlan, E. A.
Astrometric observations of outer planets and minor planets 1984-1985
1986, Astronomical Journal , vol. 92, July 1986, p. 195-198.
Kowal, C. T.
Surprise in the solar system
1978, The Sciences, vol. 18, Apr. 1978, p. 12-15.
Kowal, C.T.
A solar system survey
1989, Icarus , vol. 77, Jan. 1989, p. 118-123.
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La Violette, P.A.
The cometary breakup hypothesis re-examined
1987, Royal Astronomical Society, Monthly Notices , vol. 224, Feb. 15, 1987, p. 945-951.
Landgraf, W.
Determination of the masses of Saturn and Uranus from an analysis of the motion of the minor planets /944/ Hidalgo and /2060/ Chiron
1983, Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 119, no. 1, Mar. 1983, p. 95-100. In German.
Lawton, A.T.
'Odin' - The tenth planet: A near discovery in 1795
1980, Spaceflight, vol. 22, Feb. 1980, p. 67-69.
Lawton, A.T.
ASTEROID CHIRON--THE FIRST OF A FEW?
1978, SPACEFLIGHT, vol. 20, 312-313. Article.
Lazzaro, D., Florczak, M.A., Betzler, A., Winter, O.C., Giuliatti-Winter, S.M., Angeli, C.A., & Foryta, D.W.
2060 Chiron back to a minimum of brightness
1996, Planetary and Space Science, v. 44, p. 1547-1550.
Lebofsky, L. A., Tholen, D. J., Rieke, G. H., & Lebofsky, M. J.
2060 Chiron - Visual and thermal infrared observations
1984, Icarus , vol. 60, Dec. 1984, p. 532-537.
Lecavelier Des Etangs, A.
Planetary migration and sources of dust in the beta Pictoris disk
1998, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.337, p.501-511 (1998)
Luu, J. X.
Spectral diversity among the nuclei of comets
1993, Icarus , vol. 104, no. 1, p. 138-148.
Luu, J. X.
Cometary activity in distant comets - Chiron
1993, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, vol. 105, no. 691, p. 946-950.
Luu, J. X. & Jewitt, D. C.
Optical and Infrared Reflectance Spectrum of Kuiper Belt Object 1996 TL 66
1998, Astrophysical Journal Letters v.494, p.L117
Luu, J. X. & Jewitt, D. C.
Cometary activity in 2060 Chiron
1990, Astronomical Journal , vol. 100, Sept. 1990, p. 913-932.
Luu, J., Jewitt, D., & Cloutis, E.
Near-infrared spectroscopy of primitive solar system objects
1994, Icarus , vol. 109, no. 1, p. 133-144
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Magnusson, P., Lagerkvist, C.-I., & Lagerros, J. S. V.
Observations of distant solar system bodies
1998, Astronomische Nachrichten, vol. 319, no. 4, p. 251.
Maran, S.P.
IS IT AN ASTEROID, A COMET, OR A MOON?
1979, NATURAL HISTORY, vol. 88(1) 108-111. Article.
Marcialis, R. L. & Buratti, B. J.
CCD photometry of 2060 Chiron in 1985 and 1991
1993, Icarus , vol. 104, no. 2, p. 234-243.
Marzari, F., Farinella, P., & Vanzani, V.
Are Trojan collisional families a source for short-period comets?
1995, Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.299, p.267
Marzari, F., Farinella, P., Davis, D. R., Scholl, H., & Bagatin, A. C.
Collisional Evolution of Trojan Asteroids
1997, Icarus, Volume 125, Issue 1, pp. 39-49.
Meech, K. J. & Belton, M. J. S.
The atmosphere of 2060 Chiron
1990, Astronomical Journal , vol. 100, Oct. 1990, p. 1323-1338.
Meech, K. J., Buie, M. W., Samarasinha, N. H., Mueller, B. E. A., & Belton, M. J. S.
Observations of Structures in the Inner Coma of Chiron with the HST Planetary Camera
1997, Astronomical Journal v.113, p. 844-862 (1997)
Mueller, B. E. A., Tholen, D. J., Hartmann, W. K., & Cruikshank, D. P.
Extraordinary colors of asteroidal object (5145) 1992 AD
1992, Icarus , vol. 97, no. 1, May 1992, p. 150-154.
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Nakamura, T. & Yoshikawa, M.
Orbital evolution of giant comet-like objects
1993, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy , vol. 57, no. 1-2, p. 113-121
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Oikawa, S. & Everhart, E.
Past and future orbit of 1977 UB, object Chiron
1979, Astronomical Journal, vol. 84, Jan. 1979, p. 134-139.
Olsson-Steel, D.
Planetary close encounters - Probability distributions of resultant orbital elements and application to Hidalgo and Chiron
1987, Icarus , vol. 69, Jan. 1987, p. 51-69.
Owen, T., Cruikshank, D., De Bergh, C., & Geballe, T.
Dark matter in the outer solar system
1994, Advances in Space Research , vol. 16, no. 2, p. (2)41-(2)49
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Parker, J. W.., Stern, S. A., Festou, M. C., & A'Hearn, M. F.
Ultraviolet observations of Chiron with the HST/FOS: Examining a Centaur's Gray Matter
1997, Astronomical Journal v.113, p. 1899-1908 (1997)
Person, M.J., Bus, S.J., Wasserman, L.H., & Elliot, J.L.
Chiron Stellar Occultation Candidates: 1996-2000
1996, Astronomical Journal v.112, p.1683
Prialnik, D., Brosch, N., & Ianovici, D.
Modelling the activity of 2060 Chiron
1995, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 276, Issue 4, pp. 1148-1154.
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Rauer, H., Biver, N., Crovisier, J., Bockelee-Morvan, D., Colom, P., Despois, D., Ip, W.-H., Jorda, L., Lellouch, E., Paubert, G., & Thomas, N.
Millimetric and optical observations of Chiron
1997, Planetary and Space Science, v. 45, p. 799-805.
Rickman, H.
Structure and evolution of the Jupiter family
1992, Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy , vol. 54, no. 1-3, p. 63-69.
Romanishin, W., Tegler, S. C., Levine, J., & Butler, N.
BVR Photometry of Centaur Objects 1995 GO, 1993 HA2, and 5145 Pholus
1997, Astronomical Journal v.113, p. 1893-1898 (1997)
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Scholl, H.
History and evolution of Chiron's orbit
1979, Icarus, vol. 40, Dec. 1979, p. 345-349.
Simonelli, Damon P., Kay, Jennifer, Adinolfi, Daniel, Veverka, Joseph, Thomas, Peter C. & Helfenstein, Paul
Phoebe: Albedo Map and Photometric Properties
1999, Icarus, Volume 138, Issue Icarus, pp. 249-258.
Smith, R.C.
Origin of slow moving object Kowal
1978, Nature, vol. 272, Mar. 16, 1978, p. 229, 230.
Smith, R.C.
DID CHIRON COME FROM THE ASTEROID BELT?
1980, OBSERVATORY, vol. 100, 67-68. Article.
Stern, A. & Campins, H.
Chiron and the Centaurs: Escapees from the Kuiper Belt
1996, Nature, vol. 382, p. 507-510 (1996).
Stern, S. A.
Implications of volatile release from object 2060 Chiron
1989, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, vol. 101, Jan. 1989, p. 126-132.
Stern, S. A., Jackson, A. A., & Boice, D. C.
Numerical simulations of particle orbits around 2060 Chiron
1994, Astronomical Journal , vol. 107, no. 2, p. 765-771
Stern, S.A.
SOLAR SYSTEM - CHIRON ILLUMINATED
1995, NATURE V.373, NO. 6509/JAN5, P. 23, 1995
Sykes, M.V. & Walker, R.G.
Constraints on the diameter and albedo of 2060 Chiron
1991, Science , vol. 251, Feb. 15, 1991, p. 777-780.
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Tegler, S. C. & Romanishin, W.
The Extraordinary Colors of Trans-Neptunian Objects 1994 TB and 1993 SC
1997, Icarus, Volume 126, Issue 1, pp. 212-217.
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Wallentinsen, D.
CHIRON: MINOR OBJECT OF MAJOR INTEREST
1980, PLANETARY ASTRONOMY, vol. 1(1) 9-10,27. Article.
Weintraub, D. A., Tegler, S. C., & Romanishin, W.
Visible and Near-Infrared Photometry of the Centaur Objects 1995 GO and 5145 Pholus
1997, Icarus, Volume 128, Issue 2, pp. 456-463.
Weissman, P.
Why did Halley hiccup?
1991, Nature , vol. 353, p. 793, 794.
West, R.M.
A photometric study of (2060) Chiron and its coma
1991, Astronomy and Astrophysics , vol. 241, no. 2, Jan. 1991, p. 635-645.
Wilson, P.D., Sagan, C., & Thompson, W.R.
The organic surface of 5145 Pholus: Constraints set by scattering theory
1994, ICARUS, vol. 107, no. 2, p. 288-303
Womack, M. & Stern, S. A.
The Detection of Carbon Monoxide Gas Emission in (2060) Chiron
1999, Astronomicheskii Vestnik/Solar System Research, 33, 187
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Yabushita, S.
THERMAL EVOLUTION OF COMETARY NUCLEI BY RADIOACTIVE HEATING AND POSSIBLE FORMATION OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS
1993, ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY. MONTHLY NOTICES, vol. 260, 819-825. Article.
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