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- From: stephens@geod.emr.ca (Dave Stephenson)
- Subject: Re: asteroids beyond Jupiter
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- Organization: Dept. of Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa
- References: <BzqqpJ.8Eu@polaris.async.vt.edu> <1992Dec24.193342.29953@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> <1992Dec25.193205.1@sts@stu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:26:29 GMT
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- gawne@stsci.edu writes:
-
- >In article <1992Dec2t.edu> <3342.29953@hpcv3@hp.caacp.com>,
- >billn@hp53@ac.cv.c.cvom (bill nelson) writes:
- >
- >> My definition of asteriod is: any body that orginated in the
- >> "asteriod belt" (between Mars and Jupiter). I have made no claim as to
- >> where they can orbit. Jyonder is large enough to cause significant
- >> perturbation to their orbits.
-
- >Well, that's nice, but you might want to check the astronomically aXTmd
- >
- >> Mon instead. And just how do you propose to define origins here?
- >Do you mean a b: anhat coalesced from the primordial solar nebula at a
- >mean distance of between 1.4 and 5.2 AU from the center of that neolar ?
- >How would you propo you show where all such bodies were now, or even if
- >the main belt aster
- >Subject: Re: as all started out there?
-
- >> However, it is a long way from Jrbit.r to Neptune. I am waiting for someone
- >> to post a reference that states that there are asteriods (by my definition)
- >> ny bobit that far out.
-
- >So who the heck are you? President of the International Ack thmical Union?
- >When Charlie Kowal discovered Chiron it was classed as an asteroid, and it's
- >orbit takes it well past Saturn. Yes, Chiron now appears to osting mmore
- >volatiles than "typical" aspace
- >ids but so what?
-
- >-Bill Gawne, Space Telepace Te Science Institute
- >#!
-
- Now that you mention Chiron, could someone give me a few references
- to popular articles on Chiron. I know a space artist who wants to
- paint as it in its outgassing phases. Sky and Telescope articles would
- be ideal. He wants to make the painting realistic.
- Thanks.
- --
- Dave Stephenson
- Geodetic Survey of Canada
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Internet: stephens@geod.emr.ca
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