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Thermal Model Calibration for Minor Planets Observed with WISE/NEOWISE: Comparison with IRAS

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arxiv 1106.5734 v1 pith:2MQG4ZUV submitted 2011-06-28 astro-ph.EP

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With thermal infrared observations detected by the NEOWISE project, we have measured diameters for 1742 minor planets that were also observed by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). We have compared the diameters and albedo derived by applying a spherical thermal model to the objects detected by NEOWISE and find that they are in generally good agreement with the IRAS values. We have shown that diameters computed from NEOWISE data are often less systematically biased than those found with IRAS. This demonstrates that the NEOWISE dataset can provide accurate physical parameters for the >157,000 minor planets that were detected by NEOWISE.

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