The Albedos, Sizes, Colors, and Satellites of Dwarf Planets Compared with Newly Measured Dwarf Planet 2013 FY27

@article{Sheppard2018TheAS,
  title={The Albedos, Sizes, Colors, and Satellites of Dwarf Planets Compared with Newly Measured Dwarf Planet 2013 FY27},
  author={Scott S. Sheppard and Yanga R. Fern{\'a}ndez and Arielle Moullet},
  journal={The Astronomical Journal},
  year={2018},
  volume={156},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:119522310}
}
2013 FY27 is the ninth intrinsically brightest Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO). We used ALMA at thermal wavelengths and Magellan in the optical to determine 2013 FY27's size and albedo for the first time and compare it to other dwarf planets. We found 2013 FY27 has a geometric albedo of and effective diameter of km. This puts 2013 FY27 in the transition region between the largest TNOs that have higher albedos and densities than smaller TNOs. No short-term light curve was found, with variations <0… 
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