An Observational Upper Limit on the Interstellar Number Density of Asteroids and Comets

An Observational Upper Limit on the Interstellar Number Density of Asteroids and Comets

We derived 90% confidence limits (CLs) on the interstellar number density (rho(CL)(IS)) of interstellar objects (ISOs; comets and asteroids) as a function of the slope of their size-frequency distribution (SFD) and limiting absolute magnitude. To account for gravitational focusing, we first generate...

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Main Authors: Engelhardt, Toni, Jedicke, Robert, Vereš, Peter, Fitzsimmons, Alan, Denneau, Larry, Beshore, Ed, Meinke, Bonnie
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2017
Subjects:
comets
general - minor planets
asteroids
general - planetary systems
protoplanetary disks
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623256
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/623256

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