The Dense, Rocky Core of Haumea Revealed by Satellite Dynamics

arXiv:2609.36037 · astro-ph.EP · Submitted 2026-09-28 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-28

Updated: 2026-09-28

Terminology

• Core — 36× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hubble Space Telescope — 3× in this paper
• Trace — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Degeneracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Fidelity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• High Precision Photometry of Extreme KBO 2003 EL61
• Triaxial shapes and densities of G!k'un||'h\`omd'im\`a, Haumea, and Varda from stellar occultations
• Candidate Members and Age Estimate of the Family of Kuiper Belt Object 2003 EL61
• Beyond Point Masses. I. New Non-Keplerian Modeling Tools Applied to Trans-Neptunian Triple (47171) Lempo
• Detection of Additional Members of the 2003 EL61 Family via Infrared Spectroscopy

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