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Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020
Morgado, B. E.; Sicardy, B.; Braga-Ribas, F. et al.
2021In Astronomy and Astrophysics, 652, p. 141
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Keywords :
occultations; methods: observational; methods: data analysis; minor planets; asteroids: individual: Chariklo; planets and satellites: rings; Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
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[en] Context. The Centaur (10199) Chariklo has the first ring system discovered around a small object. It was first observed using stellar occultation in 2013. Stellar occultations allow sizes and shapes to be determined with kilometre accuracy, and provide the characteristics of the occulting object and its vicinity. Aims: Using stellar occultations observed between 2017 and 2020, our aim is to constrain the physical parameters of Chariklo and its rings. We also determine the structure of the rings, and obtain precise astrometrical positions of Chariklo. Methods: We predicted and organised several observational campaigns of stellar occultations by Chariklo. Occultation light curves were measured from the datasets, from which ingress and egress times, and the ring widths and opacity values were obtained. These measurements, combined with results from previous works, allow us to obtain significant constraints on Chariklo's shape and ring structure. <BR /> Results: We characterise Chariklo's ring system (C1R and C2R), and obtain radii and pole orientations that are consistent with, but more accurate than, results from previous occultations. We confirm the detection of W-shaped structures within C1R and an evident variation in radial width. The observed width ranges between 4.8 and 9.1 km with a mean value of 6.5 km. One dual observation (visible and red) does not reveal any differences in the C1R opacity profiles, indicating a ring particle size larger than a few microns. The C1R ring eccentricity is found to be smaller than 0.022 (3σ), and its width variations may indicate an eccentricity higher than ~0.005. We fit a tri-axial shape to Chariklo's detections over 11 occultations, and determine that Chariklo is consistent with an ellipsoid with semi-axes of 143.8 −1.5/+1.4, 135.2 −2.8/+1.4, and 99.1 −2.7/+5.4 km. Ultimately, we provided seven astrometric positions at a milliarcsecond accuracy level, based on Gaia EDR3, and use it to improve Chariklo's ephemeris.
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Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
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Morgado, B. E.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon, France ; Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia - LIneA, Rua Gal. José Cristino 77, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400, Brazil ; Observatório Nacional/MCTI, R. General José Cristino 77, CEP, 20921-400, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
Sicardy, B.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon, France
Braga-Ribas, F.;  Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR / DAFIS), Rua Sete de Setembro, 3165, CEP, 80230-901, Curitiba, PR, Brazil ; Observatório Nacional/MCTI, R. General José Cristino 77, CEP, 20921-400, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil ; Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia - LIneA, Rua Gal. José Cristino 77, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400, Brazil ; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon, France
Desmars, J.;  Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées IPSA, 63 boulevard de Brandebourg, 94200, Ivry-sur-Seine, France ; Institut de Mécanique Céleste et de Calcul des Éphémérides, IMCCE, Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Univ. Lille, 77, Av. Denfert-Rochereau, 75014, Paris, France ; LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon, France
Gomes-Júnior, A. R.;  UNESP - São Paulo State University, Grupo de Dinâmica Orbital e Planetologia, CEP, 12516-410, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil ; Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia - LIneA, Rua Gal. José Cristino 77, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400, Brazil
Bérard, D.;  LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Univ. Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 5 place Jules Janssen, 92195, Meudon, France
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Assafin, M.;  Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro - Observatório do Valongo, Ladeira Pedro Antônio 43, CEP, 20.080-090, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil ; Laboratório Interinstitucional de e-Astronomia - LIneA, Rua Gal. José Cristino 77, Rio de Janeiro, 20921-400, Brazil
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Sfair, R.;  UNESP - São Paulo State University, Grupo de Dinâmica Orbital e Planetologia, CEP, 12516-410, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil
Snodgrass, C.;  Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, EH9 3HJ, UK
Morales, N.;  Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, IAA-CSIC, Glorieta de la Astronomía s/n, 18008, Granada, Spain
Fernández-Valenzuela, E.;  Florida Space Institute, University of Central Florida, 12354 Research Parkway, Partnership 1, Orlando, FL, USA
Amaral, L. S.;  BRAMON-Brazilian Meteor Observation Network, Nhandeara, Brazil
Amarante, A.;  Grupo de Matemática Aplicada e Processamento de Sinais, State University of Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS, Cassilândia, CEP 79540-000, MS, Brazil
Artola, R. A.;  IATE-OAC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Laprida 854, X5000, BGR, Córdoba, Argentina
Backes, M.;  Department of Physics, Chemistry and Material Science, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia ; Centre for Space Research, North-West University, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa
Bath, K.-L.;  International Occultation Timing Association / European Section, Am Brombeerhag 13, 30459, Hannover, Germany ; Internationale Amateursternwarte e.V. (IAS), Mittelstrasse 6, 15749, Mittenwalde, Germany
Bouley, S.;  Association T60, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 avenue Edouard Belin, 31400, Toulouse, France
Buie, M. W.;  Southwest Research Institute, 1050 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
Cacella, P.;  Dogsheaven Observatory, SMPW Q25 CJ1 LT10B, Brasilia, Brazil
Colazo, C. A.;  Association of Argentine Observatories of Minor Bodies (AOACM), Argentina
Colque, J. P.;  Centro de Astronomía (CITEVA), Universidad de Antofagasta, Av. Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile
Dauvergne, J.-L.;  Ciel & Espace, Paris, France
Dominik, M.;  University of St Andrews, Centre for Exoplanet Science, SUPA School of Physics & Astronomy, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, UK
Emilio, M.;  Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Brazil ; Observatório Nacional/MCTI, R. General José Cristino 77, CEP, 20921-400, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
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Evans, R.;  Department of Physics, Chemistry and Material Science, University of Namibia, Private Bag 13301, Windhoek, Namibia
Fabrega-Polleri, J.;  Panamanian Observatory in San Pedro de Atacama - OPSPA, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
Garcia-Lambas, D.;  IATE-OAC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Laprida 854, X5000, BGR, Córdoba, Argentina
Giacchini, B. L.;  Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, PR China ; Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr Xavier Sigaud 150, Rio de Janeiro, 22290-180, Brazil
Hanna, W.;  Trans-Tasman Occultation Alliance (TTOA), Wellington, PO Box 3181, New Zealand
Herald, D.;  International Occultation Timing Association / European Section, Am Brombeerhag 13, 30459, Hannover, Germany ; Trans-Tasman Occultation Alliance (TTOA), Wellington, PO Box 3181, New Zealand
Hesler, G.;  Association Réunionnaise pour l'Etude du Ciel Austral - ARECA, Sainte-Marie, La Réunion, France
Hinse, T. C.;  Institute of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Grudziadzka 5, 87-100, Torun, Poland ; Department of Astronomy and Space Science, Chungnam National University, 34134, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Jacques, Carine ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Jehin, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Jørgensen, U. G.;  Centre for ExoLife Sciences (CELS), Niels Bohr Institute, øster Voldgade 5, 1350, Copenhagen, Denmark
Kerr, S.;  Trans-Tasman Occultation Alliance (TTOA), Wellington, PO Box 3181, New Zealand ; Astronomical Association of Queensland, 5 Curtis Street, Pimpama QLD, 4209, Australia
Kouprianov, V.;  Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA ; Central (Pulkovo) Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 196140, 65/1 Pulkovskoye Ave., Saint Petersburg, Russia
Levine, S. E.;  Lowell Observatory, 1400 W Mars Hill Road, Flagstaff, AZ, 86001, USA ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
Linder, T.;  The Astronomical Research Institute, Ashmore, IL, UK
Maley, P. D.;  International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA), PO Box 7152, WA, 98042, USA ; NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society, Houston, TX, USA
Machado, D. I.;  Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste), Avenida Tarquínio Joslin dos Santos 1300, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, 85870-650, Brazil ; Polo Astronômico Casimiro Montenegro Filho/FPTI-BR, Avenida Tancredo Neves 6731, Foz do Iguaçu, PR, 85867-900, Brazil
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Moura, T.;  UNESP - São Paulo State University, Grupo de Dinâmica Orbital e Planetologia, CEP, 12516-410, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brazil
Newman, J.;  Trans-Tasman Occultation Alliance (TTOA), Wellington, PO Box 3181, New Zealand
Payet, T.;  Association Réunionnaise pour l'Etude du Ciel Austral - ARECA, Sainte-Marie, La Réunion, France
Pereira, C. L.;  Observatório Nacional: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BR
Pollock, J.;  Physics and Astronomy Department, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 28608, USA
Poltronieri, R. C.;  Astrocan Clube de Astronomia Nhandeara, Nhandeara, Brazil ; BRAMON-Brazilian Meteor Observation Network, Nhandeara, Brazil
Quispe-Huaynasi, F.;  Observatório Nacional/MCTI, R. General José Cristino 77, CEP, 20921-400, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
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Schneiter, E. M.;  IATE-OAC, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba-CONICET, Laprida 854, X5000, BGR, Córdoba, Argentina
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Skottfelt, J.;  Centre for Electronic Imaging, Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
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Language :
English
Title :
Refined physical parameters for Chariklo's body and rings from stellar occultations observed between 2013 and 2020
Publication date :
01 August 2021
Journal title :
Astronomy and Astrophysics
ISSN :
0004-6361
eISSN :
1432-0746
Publisher :
EDP Sciences, Les Ulis, France
Volume :
652
Pages :
A141
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European Projects :
H2020 - 669416 - LUCKY STAR - Exploring the outer solar system beyond Neptune using stellar occultations
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CE - Commission Européenne [BE]
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