TY - JOUR
T1 - ``TNOs are Cool'': A survey of the trans-Neptunian region . III. Thermophysical properties of 90482 Orcus and 136472 Makemake
AU - Lim, T. L.
AU - Stansberry, J.
AU - Müller, T. G.
AU - Mueller, M.
AU - Lellouch, E.
AU - Kiss, C.
AU - Santos-Sanz, P.
AU - Vilenius, E.
AU - Protopapa, S.
AU - Moreno, R.
AU - Delsanti, A.
AU - Duffard, R.
AU - Fornasier, S.
AU - Groussin, O.
AU - Harris, A. W.
AU - Henry, F.
AU - Horner, J.
AU - Lacerda, P.
AU - Mommert, M.
AU - Ortiz, J. L.
AU - Rengel, M.
AU - Thirouin, A.
AU - Trilling, D.
AU - Barucci, A.
AU - Crovisier, J.
AU - Doressoundiram, A.
AU - Dotto, E.
AU - Gutiérrez Buenestado, P. J.
AU - Hainaut, O.
AU - Hartogh, P.
AU - Hestroffer, D.
AU - Kidger, M.
AU - Lara, L.
AU - Swinyard, B. M.
AU - Thomas, N.
PY - 2010/7/1
Y1 - 2010/7/1
N2 - Context. The goal of the Herschel open time programme “TNOs areCool!” is to derive the physical and thermal properties for a large sample of Centaurs, and trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), including resonant, classical, detached and scattered disk objects. Aims: Based on observations of two targets we tried (i) to optimise the SPIRE observing technique for faint (close to the background confusion noise), slowly moving targets; (ii) to test different thermal model techniques; (iii) to determine radiometric diameter and albedo values; (iv) to compare with Spitzer results whenever possible. Methods: We obtained SPIRE photometry on two targets and PACS photometry on one of the targets. Results: We present results for the two targets,(90482) Orcus and (136472) Makemake, observed with SPIRE and for one of those targets, Makemake, observed with PACS. We adopt pV =0.27 and D = 850 km as our best estimate of the albedo and diameter of Orcus using single terrain models. With two-terrain models for Makemake, the bright terrain is fitted by, 0.78 < pV < 0.90, and the dark terrain 0.02 < pV < 0.12, giving 1360 < D< 1480 km. Conclusions: A single terrain model was derived for Orcus through the SPIRE photometry combined with MIPS data. The Makemake data from MIPS, PACS and SPIRE combined are not compatible with a single terrain model, but can be modelled with a two-terrain fit. These science demonstration observations have shown that the scanning technique, which allows us to judge the influence of background structures, has proved to be a good basis for this key programme. Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA.
AB - Context. The goal of the Herschel open time programme “TNOs areCool!” is to derive the physical and thermal properties for a large sample of Centaurs, and trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), including resonant, classical, detached and scattered disk objects. Aims: Based on observations of two targets we tried (i) to optimise the SPIRE observing technique for faint (close to the background confusion noise), slowly moving targets; (ii) to test different thermal model techniques; (iii) to determine radiometric diameter and albedo values; (iv) to compare with Spitzer results whenever possible. Methods: We obtained SPIRE photometry on two targets and PACS photometry on one of the targets. Results: We present results for the two targets,(90482) Orcus and (136472) Makemake, observed with SPIRE and for one of those targets, Makemake, observed with PACS. We adopt pV =0.27 and D = 850 km as our best estimate of the albedo and diameter of Orcus using single terrain models. With two-terrain models for Makemake, the bright terrain is fitted by, 0.78 < pV < 0.90, and the dark terrain 0.02 < pV < 0.12, giving 1360 < D< 1480 km. Conclusions: A single terrain model was derived for Orcus through the SPIRE photometry combined with MIPS data. The Makemake data from MIPS, PACS and SPIRE combined are not compatible with a single terrain model, but can be modelled with a two-terrain fit. These science demonstration observations have shown that the scanning technique, which allows us to judge the influence of background structures, has proved to be a good basis for this key programme. Herschel is an ESA space observatory with science instruments provided by European-led Principal Investigator consortia and with important participation from NASA.
KW - techniques: photometric
KW - Kuiper belt objects: individual: 90482 Orcus
KW - Kuiper belt objects: individual: 136472 Makemake
KW - infrared: general
KW - submillimeter: general
U2 - 10.1051/0004-6361/201014701
DO - 10.1051/0004-6361/201014701
M3 - Article
SN - 0004-6361
VL - 518
JO - Astronomy and Astrophysics
JF - Astronomy and Astrophysics
ER -