CORRALLING A DISTANT PLANET WITH EXTREME RESONANT KUIPER BELT OBJECTS
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Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary LabIssue Date
2016-06-15Keywords
celestial mechanicsKuiper belt: general
planets and satellites: detection
planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability
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CORRALLING A DISTANT PLANET WITH EXTREME RESONANT KUIPER BELT OBJECTS 2016, 824 (2):L22 The Astrophysical JournalJournal
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
The four longest period Kuiper Belt objects have orbital periods close to integer ratios with each other. A hypothetical planet with an orbital period of similar to 17,117 years and a semimajor axis similar to 665 au would have N/1 and N/2 period ratios with these four objects. The orbital geometries and dynamics of resonant orbits constrain the orbital plane, the orbital eccentricity, and the mass of such a planet as well as its current location in its orbital path.ISSN
2041-8213Version
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NASA [NNX14AG93G]; National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2012CB720000]; China Scholarship CouncilAdditional Links
http://stacks.iop.org/2041-8205/824/i=2/a=L22?key=crossref.490287982fca377fb9c8de0d9bd13193ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3847/2041-8205/824/2/L22