CORRALLING A DISTANT PLANET WITH EXTREME RESONANT KUIPER BELT OBJECTS

2016/03/31 by Renu Malhotra, Kathryn Volk, Xianyu Wang · 1 citation
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Aerospace engineering #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Binary number #Eccentricity (behavior) #Mathematics #Orbit (dynamics) #Orbital eccentricity #Orbital elements #Orbital inclination #Orbital mechanics #Orbital period #Orbital plane #Physics #Planet #Planetary Science and Exploration #Satellite #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.EP

paper · pdf · doi:10.3847/2041-8205/824/2/l22

Shortened version with a few changes in response to peer review, in press at ApJL. Corrected minor errors, Fig 4 is now higher resolution, Fig 5 is now in RA/Dec

arxiv created 2016/06/02 · openalex publication_date 2016/06/15 · arxiv updated 2016/06/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

ABSTRACT The four longest period Kuiper Belt objects have orbital periods close to integer ratios with each other. A hypothetical planet with an orbital period of ∼17,117 years and a semimajor axis ∼665 au would have N /1 and N /2 period ratios with these four objects. The orbital geometries and dynamics of resonant orbits constrain the orbital plane, the orbital eccentricity, and the mass of such a planet as well as its current location in its orbital path.

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