Title: Geometrical Distance Determination using Type I X-ray Bursts
Authors: Thomas W. J. Thompson, Richard E. Rothschild, John A. Tomsick
With the excellent angular resolution of the Chandra X-ray Observatory, it is possible to geometrically determine the distance to...
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Asteroid (109) Felicitas is a dark and fairly large main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on October 9, 1869, and named after Felicitas, the Roman goddess of success. The only observed stellar occultation by Felicitas is one from Japan (March 29, 2003). [url=http://en.wikipedi...
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Orbital elements:
2012 UV136 Earth MOID = 0.0119 AU
Epoch 2012 Sept. 30.0 TT = JDT 2456200.5 MPC
M 244.69348 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.97180358 Peri. 287.87807 -0.76433162 -0.64445975
a 1.0094475 Node 212.00692 +0.60600254 -0.70643602
e 0.1402997 Incl. 2.34125 +0.22035903 -0.29260858
P 1.01 H 25...
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