A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Name DDT_mustdo_3
Title The thermal lightcurve of Centaur (2060) 95P/Chiron
URL

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ttl2oyt
Author pilbratt, g. l.
Description Chiron is an unusual body in the Solar System. It was discovered in 1977, and is a member of what now is called the Centaur family, a class of objects whose orbits cross those of the Giant Planets. Centaurs are on unstable orbits and thought to be transition objects between trans-neptunian objects and short period comets. Chiron.s diameter is about 200 km, typical of an asteroid, however, its physical behaviour is rather cometary-like. The main goal is, by obtaining a PACS 70/160 µm lightcurve, to determine for the first time the surface albedo and thermal inertia of the surface of an active Centaur.
Publication
Instrument PACS_PacsPhoto_largeScan
Temporal Coverage 2012-12-19T19:42:30Z/2012-12-25T20:29:02Z
Version SPG v14.2.0
Mission Description Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth 'cornerstone' mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
Creator Contact https://support.cosmos.esa.int/h®erschel/
Date Published 2012-12-25T13:50:02Z
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, pilbratt, g. l., 2012, DDT_mustdo_3, SPG v14.2.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-ttl2oyt