Nature research paper: A dense ring of the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar outside its Roche limit
B. E. Morgado & M. AssafinB. E. Morgado, C. L. Pereira, R. Vieira-Martins, R. C. Boufleur, J. I. B. Camargo & F. L. RommelB. E. Morgado, C. L. Pereira, M. Assafin, R. Vieira-Martins, A. R. Gomes-Júnior, G. Benedetti-Rossi, R. C. Boufleur, J. I. B. Camargo & F. L. Rommel
LESIA, Observatory of Paris, University PSL, CNRS, UPMC, Sorbonne University, University of Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris City, Meudon, FranceFederal University of Technology, Paraná , Curitiba, BrazilJ. L. Ortiz, P. Santos-Sanz, M. Kretlow, R. Duffard & N. MoralesThe Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation , Observatory of Paris, PSL Research University, CNRS, Sorbonne University, UPMC University of Paris, University of Lille, Lille, FranceJ. DesmarsR. SfairR.
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