A redetermination of the Uranus rotation period.
Abstract
The rotation velocity of Uranus has been measured by a comparison of spectroscopic profiles for the 5281.8 A Fraunhofer line reflected from Uranus and the moon. This method yields a rotation velocity which is insensitive to atmospheric seeing conditions. Our value for the equatorial velocity is 3.5 + or - 0.4 km/sec.
- Publication:
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The Astrophysical Journal
- Pub Date:
- February 1978
- DOI:
- 10.1086/155872
- Bibcode:
- 1978ApJ...219.1079T
- Keywords:
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- Astronomical Spectroscopy;
- Planetary Rotation;
- Uranus (Planet);
- Diffuse Radiation;
- Fraunhofer Lines;
- Lunar Radar Echoes;
- Reflected Waves;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Rotation:Uranus;
- Spectra:Uranus