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KBO Recovery

Kevin Jenks, Justin Parish, Greyson Daugherty. KBO Recovery. Kuiper Belt Objects. Found 30-55 AU Asteroids Made of mostly ICE Slow Orbital Periods ~300-500 years. 2005 EO304. Discovered on March of 2005. Discovered to be a binary object April 2005. e= .06 (ellipse)

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KBO Recovery

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  1. Kevin Jenks, Justin Parish, Greyson Daugherty KBO Recovery

  2. Kuiper Belt Objects • Found 30-55 AU • Asteroids • Made of mostly ICE • Slow Orbital Periods ~300-500 years

  3. 2005 EO304 • Discovered on March of 2005. • Discovered to be a binary object April 2005. • e= .06 (ellipse) • Distance = 45.1 AU (306.8 LMin) • Inclination = 3.4° • MR= 22.5 • Rate of Motion = .3”/hr

  4. Follow Up observations • 60” Cassegrain • 4096X4096 CCD Camera • Four Nights of Imaging

  5. References • Susan Kern • Caitlin Casey

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