Observation of two new L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey supernova fields
Abstract
We report the discovery of the eighth and ninth known Trojans in stable orbits around Neptune's leading Lagrange point, L4. The objects 2014 QO441 and 2014 QP441 were detected in data obtained during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 observing seasons by the Dark Energy Survey, using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the 4-meter Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter- American Observatory. Both are in high-inclination orbits (18.8° and 19.4° respectively). Furthermore, with an eccentricity of 0.104, 2014 QO441 has the most eccentric orbit of the eleven known stable Neptune Trojans. We describe the search procedure and investigate the objects' long-term dynamical stability and physical properties.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). et al.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
- Contributing Org.:
- The DES Collaboration
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1223238
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-15-299-AE
Journal ID: ISSN 1538-3881; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1507.05177
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- The Astronomical Journal (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: The Astronomical Journal (Online); Journal Volume: 151; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1538-3881
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; minor planets; asteroids: general
Citation Formats
Gerdes, D. W. Observation of two new L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey supernova fields. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/39.
Gerdes, D. W. Observation of two new L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey supernova fields. United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/39
Gerdes, D. W. Thu .
"Observation of two new L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey supernova fields". United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-6256/151/2/39. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1223238.
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title = {Observation of two new L4 Neptune Trojans in the Dark Energy Survey supernova fields},
author = {Gerdes, D. W.},
abstractNote = {We report the discovery of the eighth and ninth known Trojans in stable orbits around Neptune's leading Lagrange point, L4. The objects 2014 QO441 and 2014 QP441 were detected in data obtained during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 observing seasons by the Dark Energy Survey, using the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) on the 4-meter Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter- American Observatory. Both are in high-inclination orbits (18.8° and 19.4° respectively). Furthermore, with an eccentricity of 0.104, 2014 QO441 has the most eccentric orbit of the eleven known stable Neptune Trojans. We describe the search procedure and investigate the objects' long-term dynamical stability and physical properties.},
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journal = {The Astronomical Journal (Online)},
number = 2,
volume = 151,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2016},
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