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dc.contributor.authorTrilling, D. E.
dc.contributor.authorValdes, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorAllen, L.
dc.contributor.authorJames, D.
dc.contributor.authorFuentes, C.
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, D.
dc.contributor.authorAxelrod, Tim
dc.contributor.authorRajagopal, J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-14T23:47:45Z
dc.date.available2017-11-14T23:47:45Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-28
dc.identifier.citationThe Size Distribution of Near-Earth Objects Larger Than 10 m 2017, 154 (4):170 The Astronomical Journalen
dc.identifier.issn1538-3881
dc.identifier.doi10.3847/1538-3881/aa8036
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/626044
dc.description.abstractWe analyzed data from the first year of a survey for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that we are carrying out with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the 4 m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. We implanted synthetic NEOs into the data stream to derive our nightly detection efficiency as a function of magnitude and rate of motion. Using these measured efficiencies and the solar system absolute magnitudes derived by the Minor Planet Center for the 1377. measurements of 235. unique NEOs detected, we directly derive, for the first time from a single observational data set, the NEO size distribution from 1. km down to 10 m. We find that there are 106.6 NEOs larger than 10 m. This result implies a factor of 10 fewer small NEOs than some previous results, though our derived size distribution is in good agreement with several other estimates.
dc.description.sponsorshipNASA [NNX12AG13G]en
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dc.publisherIOP PUBLISHING LTDen
dc.relation.urlhttp://stacks.iop.org/1538-3881/154/i=4/a=170?key=crossref.02a3df5427a03e052c0e8509d9919071en
dc.rights© 2017. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved.en
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dc.subjectminor planets, asteroids: generalen
dc.subjectsurveysen
dc.titleThe Size Distribution of Near-Earth Objects Larger Than 10 men
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentUniv Arizona, Steward Observen
dc.identifier.journalThe Astronomical Journalen
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.en
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen
refterms.dateFOA2018-05-18T00:29:55Z
html.description.abstractWe analyzed data from the first year of a survey for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) that we are carrying out with the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the 4 m Blanco telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. We implanted synthetic NEOs into the data stream to derive our nightly detection efficiency as a function of magnitude and rate of motion. Using these measured efficiencies and the solar system absolute magnitudes derived by the Minor Planet Center for the 1377. measurements of 235. unique NEOs detected, we directly derive, for the first time from a single observational data set, the NEO size distribution from 1. km down to 10 m. We find that there are 106.6 NEOs larger than 10 m. This result implies a factor of 10 fewer small NEOs than some previous results, though our derived size distribution is in good agreement with several other estimates.


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