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2011•The Astrophysical JournalOpen access

DYNAMICALLY EXCITED OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS IN THEHUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPEARCHIVE

Cesar I. Fuentes, David E. Trilling, Matthew J. Holman

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We present the faintest mid-ecliptic latitude survey in the second part of Hubble Space Telescope archival search for outer solar system bodies. We report the discovery of 28 new trans-Neptunian objects and one small centaur ( R ∼ 2 km) in the band 5°–20° off the ecliptic. The inclination distribution of these excited objects is consistent with the distribution derived from brighter ecliptic surveys. We suggest that the size and inclination distribution should be estimated consistently using suitable surveys with calibrated search algorithms and reliable orbital information.

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We present the faintest mid-ecliptic latitude survey in the second part of Hubble Space Telescope archival search for outer solar system bodies. We report the discovery of 28 new trans-Neptunian objects and one small centaur ( R ∼ 2 km) in the band 5°–20° off the ecliptic. The inclination distribution of these excited objects is consistent with the distribution derived from brighter ecliptic surveys. We suggest that the size and inclination distribution should be estimated consistently using suitable surveys with calibrated search algorithms and reliable orbital information.

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We present the faintest mid-ecliptic latitude survey in the second part of Hubble Space Telescope archival search for outer solar system bodies. We report the discovery of 28 new trans-Neptunian objects and one small centaur ( R ∼ 2 km) in the band 5°–20° off the ecliptic. The inclination distribution of these excited objects is consistent with the distribution derived from brighter ecliptic surveys. We suggest that the size and inclination distribution should be estimated consistently using suitable surveys with calibrated search algorithms and reliable orbital information.

Key concepts: Ecliptic, Physics, Astronomy, Hubble space telescope, Solar System, Latitude, Centaur, Astrophysics

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