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从光变曲线看海王星外天体和半人马

Transneptunian objects and Centaurs from light curves

R. Duffard, J. L. Ortiz, A. Thirouin, P. Santos-Sanz, N. Morales

摘要:

我们通过获得整个样品的平均旋转特性,确定自旋频率分布并将这些数据与基于流体静力学平衡的简单模型进行比较来分析庞大的光变曲线数据库。对于旋转周期,获得的平均值为6.95小时的整个样本,6.88小时的海王星外天体(TNOs)单独和6.75小时的半人马座。从麦克斯韦拟合的旋转频率分布的平均旋转速率为7.35小时,整个样本,7.71小时的TNO单独和8.95小时的半人马座。这些结果是考虑到振幅低于0.15等的物体的单峰光变曲线和可变性> 0.15等的物体的双峰光变曲线的标准而获得的。最佳Maxwell拟合的阈值在0.10和0.15 mag之间。整个样本的平均光变曲线振幅为0.26等,仅TNO为0.25等,半人马座为0.26等。振幅与Hv的相关性清楚地表明,较小的(和碰撞演化的)物体比较大的物体更长。从模型结果来看,流体静力平衡似乎可以解释几乎整个样本的统计结果,这意味着在H范围内几乎所有的TNO都可能达到流体静力平衡[-1,7]。这意味着,对于0.04到0.20的合理的轨道半径,直径从300公里到100公里的天体可能处于平衡状态。因此,绝大多数天体都符合矮行星的条件,因为它们符合流体静力平衡条件。最佳模型密度对应于1100 kg/m3。

英文摘要:

We analyze a vast light curve database by obtaining mean rotational properties of the entire sample, determining the spin frequency distribution and comparing those data with a simple model based on hydrostatic equilibrium. For the rotation periods, the mean value obtained is 6.95 h for the whole sample, 6.88 h for the Trans-neptunian objects (TNOs) alone and 6.75 h for the Centaurs. From Maxwellian fits to the rotational frequencies distribution the mean rotation rates are 7.35 h for the entire sample, 7.71 h for the TNOs alone and 8.95 h for the Centaurs. These results are obtained by taking into account the criteria of considering a single-peak light curve for objects with amplitudes lower than 0.15 mag and a double-peak light curve for objects with variability >0.15mag. The best Maxwellian fits were obtained with the threshold between 0.10 and 0.15mag. The mean light-curve amplitude for the entire sample is 0.26 mag, 0.25mag for TNOs only, and 0.26mag for the Centaurs. The amplitude versus Hv correlation clearly indicates that the smaller (and collisionally evolved) objects are more elongated than the bigger ones. From the model results, it appears that hydrostatic equilibrium can explain the statistical results of almost the entire sample, which means hydrostatic equilibrium is probably reached by almost all TNOs in the H range [-1,7]. This implies that for plausible albedos of 0.04 to 0.20, objects with diameters from 300km to even 100km would likely be in equilibrium. Thus, the great majority of objects would qualify as being dwarf planets because they would meet the hydrostatic equilibrium condition. The best model density corresponds to 1100 kg/m3.

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