searching for kuiper belt objects
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Searching for Kuiper Belt Objects. Deborah L. Hamm Mentors David Trilling, Cesar Fuentes, Michael Mommert , Paulo Penteado. Kuiper Belt Objects ( KBOs ). Rocky, icy bodies Located ~ 30-50 AU Remnants of the era of planet formation ~1000 known Only a few tens @ R > 24. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Searching for Kuiper Belt ObjectsDeborah L. Hamm
Mentors David Trilling, Cesar Fuentes,Michael Mommert, Paulo Penteado
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Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs)
• Rocky, icy bodies • Located ~ 30-50 AU• Remnants of the era of planet
formation• ~1000 known• Only a few tens @ R > 24
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Instruments / Data• 6.5 meter
telescopes• 36 CCD mosaic
camera MEGACAM• 36 Fields• R magnitude limiting
depth of ~25.2
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36 CCDs
9 X 4 array
FOV:24’ X 24’.16 deg2
FOV (1 CCD):160’’ X 360’’
Gaps ~6’’
MEGACAM Mosaic
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Expectations• Expectations based on previous
studieso 4 KBOs in a single pointing
• 3-5 arcseconds/hr for a KBO @ 30 AU
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Candidate Validation
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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KBO?
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Next Steps• Search algorithm
• Gif files
• Run dataset
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Thank You• Mentors: David Trilling, Cesar Fuentes,
Michael Mommert, Paulo Penteado
• NASA Space Grant
• Arizona Space Grant Consortium
• Northern Arizona University
• University of Arizona