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Triaxial Shapes and Densities of G!kún∣∣’hòmdímà, Haumea, and Varda from Stellar Occultations

  • Authors: Benjamin Proudfoot, Will Grundy, Flavia Luane Rommel, Estela Fernández-Valenzuela, Darin Ragozzine

Benjamin Proudfoot et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 4.

Best-fit shape model for Varda, in the style of Figure 2. The shape model shown here corresponds to a triaxial shape with a = 389 km, b = 353 km, and c = 248 km. We point out that a wide range of shape models—especially those with a wide range of c / a ratios—are allowable given the current constraints. The red arrow points toward the direction of Ilmarë during the occultation, while the black arrow points to the best-fit position angle (though with an uncertainty of 8°). Occultation chords are those given in D. Souami et al. (2020).

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