Asteroid absolute magnitudes and phase curve parameters from Gaia photometry
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039796
Abstract: Aims. We perform light curve inversion for 491 asteroids to retrieve phase curve parameters, rotation periods, pole longitudes and latitudes, and convex and triaxial ellipsoid shapes by using the sparse photometric observations from Gaia Data… read more here.
Keywords: phase curve; curve; curve parameters; absolute magnitudes ... See more keywords
Starshades as technosignatures in direct imaging phase curves: Application to the Habitable Worlds Observatory targets
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf1657
Abstract: A star’s luminosity increases as it evolves along the Main Sequence (MS), which inevitably results in a higher surface temperature for planets in orbit around the star. Technologically advanced civilizations may tackle this issue by… read more here.
Keywords: worlds observatory; direct imaging; starshades technosignatures; phase curve ... See more keywords
On the feasibility of exomoon detection via exoplanet phase curve spectral contrast
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx1217
Abstract: The author gratefully acknowledges support from the ECOGAL project, grant agreement 291227, funded by the European Research Council under ERC-2011-ADG. read more here.
Keywords: via exoplanet; feasibility exomoon; exoplanet phase; phase curve ... See more keywords