Evolution and magnitudes of candidate Planet Nine

2016/02/29 by Esther F. Linder, Christoph Mordasini · 26 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Asteroid #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Black-body radiation #Luminosity #Opacity #Planet #RADIUS #Scientific Research and Discoveries #Solar System #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #Uranus #astro-ph.EP

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628350

published in Astronomy and Astrophysics 589, A134 (EDP Sciences) · 6 pages, 3 figures, accepted to A&A

arxiv created 2016/04/06 · openalex publication_date 2016/04/07 · arxiv updated 2016/04/27 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

Abstract

Context. The recently renewed interest in a possible additional major body in the outer solar system prompted us to study the thermodynamic evolution of such an object. We assumed that it is a smaller version of Uranus and Neptune.

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