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Kuiper Belt Occultation Predictions [PDF]
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2013 Here we present observations of 7 large Kuiper Belt Objects. From these observations, we extract a point source catalog with $\sim0.01"$ precision, and astrometry of our target Kuiper Belt Objects with $0.04-0.08"$ precision within that catalog. We have developed a new technique to predict the future occurrence of stellar occultations by Kuiper Belt ...
Fraser, Wesley C. +15 more
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The Trojan-like Colors of Low-perihelion Kuiper Belt Objects [PDF]
The Planetary Science JournalAn important testable prediction of dynamical instability models for the early evolution of the solar system is that Jupiter Trojans share a source population with the Kuiper Belt.
Matthew Belyakov +2 more
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The Plane of the Kuiper Belt [PDF]
The Astronomical Journal, 2004 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 1o.86 and an ascending node of 81o.6, with a 1 σ error in pole position of the plane of 0o.37. The plane of the Kuiper belt is inconsistent with the invariable plane, the plane of Jupiter, and the plane ...
Brown, Michael E., Pan, Margaret
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Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2018 The Kuiper belt includes tens of thousands of large bodies and millions of smaller objects. The main part of the belt objects is located in the annular zone between 39.4 au and 47.8 au from the Sun, the boundaries correspond to the average distances for orbital resonances 3:2 and 2:1 with the motion of Neptune.
Pitjeva, E. V., Pitjev, N. P.
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QUAOAR: A ROCK IN THE KUIPER BELT [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2010 Here we report WFPC2 observations of the Quaoar-Weywot Kuiper belt binary. From these observations we find that Weywot is on an elliptical orbit with eccentricity of 0.14 {\pm} 0.04, period of 12.438 {\pm} 0.005 days, and a semi-major axis of 1.45 {\pm} 0.08 {\times} 104 km.
Fraser, Wesley C., Brown, Michael E.
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Dynamical Studies of the Kuiper Belt and the Centaurs
, 2013 The Kuiper belt is a population of small bodies located outside Neptune's orbit. The observed Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) can be divided into several subclasses based on their dynamical structure.
Volk, Kathryn Margaret
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Population of the Scattered Kuiper Belt [PDF]
The Astrophysical Journal, 2000 15 pages, 3 ...
Trujillo, C. A. +2 more
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Understanding the Origin of Planetary Systems: Studying the Kuiper Belt and the Dynamics of Planet Formation [PDF]
, 2009 This thesis presents theoretical and observational studies pertaining to the early solar system, planet formation and extrasolar planets. First, we explore the dynamics of protoplanet formation. We find that the growth of protoplanets may be dominated
Schlichting, Hilke Elisabeth
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, 2020 Chapter to be published in the book "The Trans-Neptunian Solar System" (D. Prialnik, M.A. Barucci and L. Young, eds.).
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Kuiper belt: Formation and evolution [PDF]
, 2020 Review chapter to be published in the book "The Transneptunian Solar System", Dina Prialnik, Maria Antonietta Barucci, Leslie Young Eds ...
Morbidelli, Alessandro, Nesvorný, David
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