2006/09/30 by Lorenzo Iorio · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph #gr-qc #physics.space-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11384.x
published as Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.375:1311-1314,2007 · LaTex, 12 pages, no figures, 4 tables, 27 references. One reference added. To appear in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
arxiv created 2006/11/08 · openalex publication_date 2007/02/03 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In this paper we determine dynamically the mass of the Kuiper Belt Objects by exploiting the latest least-squares determinations of the extra rates of perihelia of the inner planets of the Solar system. By modelling classical Kuiper Belt Objects as an ecliptic ring of finite thickness, we obtain 0.033 ± 0.115 in units of terrestrial masses. For resonant Kuiper Belt Objects, a two-ring model yields 0.018 ± 0.063. These values are consistent with recent determinations obtained using ground- and space-based optical techniques. Some implications for precise tests of Einsteinian and post-Einsteinian gravity are briefly discussed.