Project Details
Description
In the present study, a unique method to observe trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) with radii of 1-10 km (kilometre-sized) has been developed. Since these kilometre-sized TNOs are too faint to detect even with giant telescopes, monitoring of stars has been performed with two small observation systems to detect a small TNO by observing a moment when it hides a brighter background star (stellar occultation). From the two-year observations of the stellar occultations with newly-developed observation systems, a surface number density of kilometre-sized TNOs is obtained.
| Status | Active |
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| Effective start/end date | 1/04/16 → … |
Funding
- 日本学術振興会: ¥4,030,000.00
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