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  • The Search for Distant Objects in the Solar System Using Spacewatch

    03/12/2007 11:38:09 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 5 replies · 245+ views
    Astronomical Journal ^ | volume 133 (2007) | Jeffrey A. Larsen et al
    We have completed a low-inclination ecliptic survey for distant and slow-moving bright objects in the outer solar system. This survey used data taken over 34 months by the University of Arizona's Spacewatch Project based at Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak. Spacewatch revisits the same sky area every three to seven nights in order to track cohorts of main-belt asteroids. This survey used a multiple-night detection scheme to extend our rate sensitivity to as low as 0.012 arcsec hr-1. When combined with our plate scale and flux sensitivity (V21), this survey was sensitive to Mars-sized objects out to 300 AU and Jupiter-sized...