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Minor Planets:

Minor Planets:. Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Rebekah Sokol, Jacob Shenker, Ben Blanchard, Damian Denis, Amy Robertson, Elis Rivera Martinez, Sam Moss, Jake Turner, Augusta Runyon. A Study. Part 1: 2003 FX128.

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Minor Planets:

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  1. Minor Planets: Rebecca Jensen-Clem, Rebekah Sokol, Jacob Shenker, Ben Blanchard, Damian Denis, Amy Robertson, Elis Rivera Martinez, Sam Moss, Jake Turner, Augusta Runyon A Study

  2. Part 1: 2003 FX128 • Centaur: A Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) that has drifted out of the Kuiper Belt and into the region between the orbits of Jupiter and Pluto. • FX128 is one of only two Centaurs that have been discovered.

  3. Observations • We used the prime focus camera on the 60" telescope to image FX128. • Unfortunately, we encountered some unfavorable weather conditions. • However, we were still able to obtain a usable image of the object.

  4. Observations (cont'd) • It took several images of various exposure times • We used several of these images to determine the position of the KBO

  5. Conclusions • We wanted to find the light curve of 2003 FX128 • This was not possible, however, because we were only able to gather data over a single night.

  6. Part 2: Pallas • We observed the asteroid Pallas twice over a 1.5 hour period. • Pallas is about 250 km radius and has a year of about 4.5 earth years. • It is relatively near and bright, making it an ideal candidate for observation.

  7. Observations • We took several exposures of Pallas at 0300 hours, and then at 0450 hours • This allowed us to see the movement of the asteroid over time, as seen on the next slide.

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