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, 2003 We present a robust method for measuring the effective plane of the Kuiper belt. The derived plane has an inclination with respect to the ecliptic of 1.86 and an ascending node of 81.6, with a 1 error in pole position of the plane of 0.37.
Margaret Pan, Michael E. Brown
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Colors of Kuiper Belt objects : the relationship between KBO colors and Kuiper Belt plane inclination [PDF]
, 2006 Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 39-41).A large population of small, icy bodies orbits the sun just beyond Neptune, known as the Kuiper
Kane, Julia Frances
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The Kuiper Belt Explored by Serendipitous Stellar Occultations F. Roques A. Doressoundiram
, 2020 The possibility of exploring the Kuiper belt by searching for fortuitous stellar occultations has been under development for several years. This technique has the potential to permit exploration of the Kuiper belt down to objects of subkilometer radius ...
G Georgevits, Paris Observatory
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In Situ Formation of the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt
The Astrophysical JournalCold classical Kuiper Belt objects (CCKBOs) are considered first-generation planetesimals that formed 42–47 au from the Sun and have remained untouched since. Formation is thought to proceed by clumping of dust particles in protoplanetary disk gas by the
Rixin Li, Eugene Chiang
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Not a simple relationship between Neptune's migration speed and Kuiper belt inclination excitation. [PDF]
Astron J, 2019 Volk K, Malhotra R.
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This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website provides information about the group of short-period comets in the Kuiper Belt. The article compares the sizes and composition of these objects to Earth and Pluto, and lists significant ...
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The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). III. Survey Characterization and Simulation Methods
The Astronomical JournalWe present a detailed study of the observational biases of the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project’s B1 data release and survey simulation software that enables direct statistical comparisons between models and our data.
Pedro H. Bernardinelli +26 more
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Using the density of Kuiper Belt Objects to constrain their composition and formation history. [PDF]
Icarus, 2019 Bierson CJ, Nimmo F.
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The Astrophysical JournalWe present results from 28 stellar occultations by the large trans-Neptunian object (50000) Quaoar registered between 2018 and 2025. By performing a joint analysis of this occultation dataset, along with nine other published events, we were able to fit ...
Giuliano Margoti +178 more
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Growth of asteroids, planetary embryos, and Kuiper belt objects by chondrule accretion. [PDF]
Sci Adv, 2015 Johansen A +3 more
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