PRECISE DISTANCES FOR MAIN-BELT ASTEROIDS IN ONLY TWO NIGHTS
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astronomical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1538-3881
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/150/4/124