The Distribution of Highly Red-sloped Asteroids in the Middle and Outer Main Belt

Red ( S > 10%/0.1 μ m) spectral slopes are common among Centaurs and trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) in the outer solar system. Interior to and co-orbital with Jupiter, the red ( S ∼ 10%/0.1 μ m) slopes of D-type main-belt and Jupiter Trojan asteroids are thought to reflect their hypothesized shar...

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Published in:	The Planetary Science Journal
Main Authors:	Oriel A. Humes, Cristina A. Thomas, Lauren E. McGraw
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Subjects:	Asteroids Main belt asteroids Ground-based astronomy Asteroid belt Small Solar System bodies
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad2e99