Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of the Bright Kuiper Belt Object 2000 EB173
The Astrophysical Journal2000Vol. 543(2), pp. L163–L165
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Abstract
We have obtained a near-infrared spectrum of the bright Kuiper Belt object 2000 EB173; the spectrum appears featureless. The spectrum has a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio to rule out the 1.5 and 2.0 μm absorption from water ice even at the low level seen in the Centaur Chariklo. In addition, we can rule out a 2.3 μm absorption at the level seen in the Centaur Pholus.
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