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JWST Spectroscopy of a Blue Binary Cold Classical Kuiper Belt Object
The Planetary Science JournalWe present observations of two binary systems within the cold classical region of the Kuiper Belt—2001 XR254 and 2016 BP81—obtained with the JWST Near-Infrared Spectrograph.
Ian Wong +3 more
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The Hot Main Kuiper Belt Size Distribution from OSSOS [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2023 Using the absolute detection calibration and abundant detections of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey project, we provide population measurements for the main Kuiper Belt.
Jean-Marc Petit +6 more
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, 2014 We have analyzed space-based data at far-IR wavelengths in order to determine physical properties of Kuiper-belt objects (KBOs), also known as transneptunian objects (TNO), in the dynamical class of classical Kuiper-belt objects (CKBO). This dynamical class also contains most of the Haumea family members, the only known collisional family among TNOs ...
Vilenius, E. +11 more
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The Properties and Origin of Kuiper Belt Object Arrokoth's Large Mounds
The Planetary Science Journal, 2023 We report on a study of the mounds that dominate the appearance of Kuiper Belt Object (486958) Arrokoth's larger lobe, named Wenu. We compare the geological context of these mounds and measure and intercompare their shapes, sizes/orientations ...
S. A. Stern +13 more
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COLOR-INCLINATION RELATION OF THE CLASSICAL KUIPER BELT OBJECTS [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2008 9 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables. Accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal (2008 August 21)
Peixinho, Nuno +2 more
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A Measurement of the Kuiper Belt’s Mean Plane From Objects Classified By Machine Learning
The Astronomical Journal, 2023 Mean plane measurements of the Kuiper Belt from observational data are of interest for their potential to test dynamical models of the solar system. Recent measurements have yielded inconsistent results.
Ian Matheson, Renu Malhotra
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Light Curves and Rotational Properties of the Pristine Cold Classical Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2019 Abstract We present a survey of the rotational and physical properties of the dynamically low inclination Cold Classical (CC) trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). The CCs are primordial planetesimals and contain information about our solar system and planet formation over the first 100 million years after the Sun’s formation.
Audrey Thirouin, Scott S. Sheppard
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Long-Term Dynamics and the Orbital Inclinations of the Classical Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2002 We numerically integrated the orbits of 1458 particles in the region of the classical Kuiper Belt (41 AU < a < 47 AU) to explore the role of dynamical instabilities in sculpting the inclination distribution of the classical Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). We find that the selective removal of low-inclination objects by overlapping secular resonances (
Kuchner, Marc J. +2 more
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The Astronomical Journal, 2022 Within the dynamically cold low-inclination portion of the Classical Kuiper Belt, there exists a population of weakly bound binary systems with a number of unusual properties, most notable of which is their extremely wide orbital separations—beyond 7% of
Hunter M. Campbell +2 more
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“TNOs are Cool”: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region [PDF]
Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2014 22 pages, 7 figures Accepted to be published in Astronomy and ...
Vilenius, E. +16 more
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