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Keywords: Planet-albedo20vs70.gif Knowing the absolute magnitude H of a minor planet is only the start to truly knowing how big the object is You can have a smaller body that is more reflective or you can have a larger body that is less reflective Different albedo estimates will result in different size estimates The above diagram shows the size difference between an object with an albedo of 0 2 and the same object with an albedo of 0 7 Own 2009-12-29 copyleft Kevin Heider Asteroids Albedo |